# Our Brains Are Automatic by Michael Gazzaniga > "Our brains are automatic, but we are free." > **— Michael Gazzaniga**, *Who's in Charge? (2011), thematic formulation candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Who's in Charge? (2011), thematic formulation candidate. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/Is It Live or Is It Memorex?|Is It Live or Is It Memorex?]] - **Article:** [[articles/Redefining Crypto and Blockchain|Redefining Crypto and Blockchain]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Identity|Identity]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Personal Identity|Personal Identity]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/Durable Identity|Durable Identity]] - [[wiki/Identity-Bearing Invariants|Identity-Bearing Invariants]] - [[wiki/Digital Identity Succession|Digital Identity Succession]] - [[wiki/numerical identity|numerical identity]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Our brains are automatic, but we are free." — Michael Gazzaniga, Who's in Charge? (2011), thematic formulation candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-michael-gazzaniga-human-brains-automatic ```