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The reptilian brain, our oldest brain, operates at the level of survival instinct. It's the life of easy choices -- Can I eat it? Will it eat me? Can I mate with it? This brain regulates basic life functions, generates strong primitive emotions needed for survival (lust, fear, aggression, disgust), doesn't take orders, and is so far away from "executive central" (the neocortex) it doesn't even know we have one. It is also the seat of addiction; you don't use it, it uses you until and unless you get conscious and learn some EQ. Unmanaged it results in "poor judgment," so increase your awareness and EQ to learn how to incorporate this vital but sometimes troublesome source of knowledge into your life.