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 I think everything seems scattered in the brain (and I have this feeling too) because we as students really don't have the opportunity to study it. I agree with you that looking at the brain as a whole doesn't help us get to the heart of the matter. If we got to look at dissected brains and really see the connections and the neurons, perhaps this would make it more clear? I just think because the brain is so absolutely complex, we are not often shown adequate models of it out of a textbook or on paper. It's difficult to visualize all of the amazing activity done by the brain without seeing it from all angles, both functioning inside a human and laid out on a table... Unfortunately, it's not the easiest thing in the world to study the brain this intently.