"Understanding how people act" by Dr. Christian Beste

Understanding how electrical brain activity produces seemingly simple actions, and the cognitive control of it is what Dr. Christian Beste is interested in. He devotes his research to the neurophysiology of action control since this will also provide answers to one of the biggest questions ever since: What makes us human and what shapes an individual's identity? The Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel once coined that "We are who we are, because of what we have learned and what we remember." While this is certainly true, it is only half the story. Facts that we will learn or have learned are nothing else as the result of some action an agent has performed in the past or will perform in the future. Actions, however simple, their control and the effects thereof create a rich, memorable idiosyncratic experience, that continuously shapes who we are, how we behave and create the future. This is why questions on how humans act is of general importance.