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One thing I noticed this week in class was how humongous and seemingly developed a dolphin brain is. It looks like it has more sulci and gyri than a human brain, and it has a very defined interhemispheric fissure. The neocortex doesn’t seem to be as developed, however, which is consistent with the common assumption that humans are the most intelligent creatures on this planet and that higher intelligence lies in the neocortex.

Another thing I have been thinking about is Capgras syndrome and prosopagnosia.  Can you ever feel as though you yourself are an imposter? What does it feel like not to recognize yourself? Are emotional connections essential to the sense of self, or the I-function?