Michael Finkel Quote
Language and hearing are seated in the cerebral cortex, the folded gray matter that covers the first couple of millimeters of the outer brain like wrapping paper. When one experiences silence, absent even reading, the cerebral cortex typically rests. Meanwhile, deeper and more ancient brain structures seem to be activated--the subcortical zones. People who live busy, noisy lives are rarely granted access to these areas. Silence, it appears, is not the opposite of sound. It is another world altogether, literally offering a deeper level of thought, a journey to the bedrock of the self.
Michael Finkel
Language and hearing are seated in the cerebral cortex, the folded gray matter that covers the first couple of millimeters of the outer brain like wrapping paper. When one experiences silence, absent even reading, the cerebral cortex typically rests. Meanwhile, deeper and more ancient brain structures seem to be activated--the subcortical zones. People who live busy, noisy lives are rarely granted access to these areas. Silence, it appears, is not the opposite of sound. It is another world altogether, literally offering a deeper level of thought, a journey to the bedrock of the self.
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About Michael Finkel
Michael Finkel (born 1969) is a journalist and memoirist, who has written the non-fiction books about criminals and marginals.
His autobiographical novel about his strange relationship with the killer Christian Longo who took his identity was made into a film True Story in 2015, and his role was played by Jonah Hill.
His autobiographical novel about his strange relationship with the killer Christian Longo who took his identity was made into a film True Story in 2015, and his role was played by Jonah Hill.