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like the final 150 meters of the run, the “machine age” like the last few meters and
present day “computer life” like the last decimeters (unless it should be written in
UK-English?). Considering this, it is perhaps not so strange that neocortical abilities
and palecortical instincts and emotions sometimes come in conflict, resulting in major
consequences such as mental disturbances and associated somatic disorders.
Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully thank Per-Arne Svensson and Joen Wetterholm for the
illustrations.
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