“People have always wondered about consciousness. It is indeed a deep mystery. But it has not been a major topic in neuroscience (…) Consciousness, as Freud said, is the tip of the iceberg. Important aspects of self & personnality, our emotions and motivations, and even aspects of our memory, operate outside awareness. Solving consciousness would be a great scientific feat – perhaps one of the greatest – but would not cure mental disorders, and would not explain who we are, why we are that way, and why we do what we do.

Far beyond consciousness to the depths of our unconscious brain, our mundane activities are carried out alongside our goals and dreams.” Joseph LeDoux

SEED magazine, p.32, avril 08