Experts don't even think of themselves as experts

Function: The BIS is responsible for sensitivity to punishment, non-reward, and novel situations. It regulates avoidance behavior.
Emotional Responses: It is associated with feelings of anxiety, fear, and apprehension. When activated, it can lead to cautious or inhibited behavior.
Neurobiological Basis: The BIS is thought to involve brain regions such as the hippocampus and amygdala, which are associated with processing risk and fear.

Nobel Prize winners on what they don’t understand about their own fields

Prof. David Macmillan (Chemistry, 2021)
Honestly, I couldn’t understand theoretical chemistry if my life depended on it.

Prof. Frances Arnold (Chemistry, 2018)
I’ve never fully grasped how enzymes do what they do. If you understand it, please explain it to me.

Prof. Anthony Leggett (Medicine, 2003)
Well, I missed out on standard high-school physics, so have always been a bit confused about simple things like why the noise from a kettle stops as the water nears boiling.

From magazine The Fence.

Even experts aren’t totally sure about how their field works. It’s not as if you become an expert in your field and suddenly you know everything.

OR perhaps impostor sydrome still rampant.

Experts don't even think of themselves as experts

Nobel Prize winners on what they don’t understand about their own fields

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