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These capacities evolved so recently that our brains are, if you will, winging it and improvising on the fly when dealing with metaphor. As a result, we are actually pretty lousy at distinguishing between the metaphorical and literal, at remembering that it’s only a figure of speech—with enormous consequences for our best and worst behaviors.

Robert M. Sapolsky

These capacities evolved so recently that our brains are, if you will, winging it and improvising on the fly when dealing with metaphor. As a result, we are actually pretty lousy at distinguishing between the metaphorical and literal, at remembering that it’s only a figure of speech—with enormous consequences for our best and worst behaviors.

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About Robert M. Sapolsky

Robert Morris Sapolsky (born April 6, 1957) is an American academic and neuroscientist. He is the John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Professor at Stanford University, and is a professor of biology, neurology, and neurosurgery. His research has focused on neuroendocrinology, particularly relating to stress. He is also a research associate at the National Museums of Kenya.