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Brain and conditioning || Acharya Prashant, with youth (2013)
Acharya Prashant
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8 years ago
Conditioning
Brain
Society
Genetic code
Neuroscience
Psychology
Socialization
Nature
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the brain is a unique entity compared to other organs because it is highly susceptible to social conditioning. While most body parts, such as the nose, skin, and limbs, are pre-programmed by genetic code to perform specific physical functions, the brain acts like a sponge that absorbs foreign content from the environment. He describes the brain as a social colony within the body, where society plants its influences to control an individual's actions and thoughts. This conditioning is distinct from the physical programming of nature that determines biological traits like gender and heart rate.