The Self Illusion : Why There is No 'You' Inside Your Head

Most of us believe that we possess a self - an internal individual who resides inside our bodies, making decisions, authoring actions and possessing free will.The feeling that a single, unified, enduring self inhabits the body - the 'me' inside me - is compelling and inescapable.This is how we interact as a social animal and judge each other's actions and deeds.But that sovereignty of the self is increasingly under threat from science as our understanding of the brain advances.Rather than a single entity, the self is really a constellation of mechanisms and experiences that create the illusion of the internal you. We only emerge as a product of those around us as part of the different storylines we inhabit from the cot to the grave.It is an ever changing character, created by the brain to provide a coherent interface between the multitude of internal processes and the external world demands that require different selves.