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The human brain functions at many levels of consciousness. In the most basic terms, it is "consciousness" that allows one to be aware of his world and the world around him. Consciousness is fluid in nature, and contains what we call "the mind", consisting of chains of thought.
Every day, our senses (touch, sight, smell, taste, hearing) transfer information from the outside world to the brain, using a cascade of electrical impulses and chemical interactions. Yet despite such observable functions, "the mind" as we know it is really more a mental construct or idea that we loosely assign to a series of phenomenon, than a definable concrete organ, like the heart, liver, or lungs.
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