Behavioral neuroscience

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Ego: The central complex in the field of consciousness. (See also Self). The ego, the subject of consciousness, comes into existence as a complex quantity which is constituted partly by the inherited disposition (character constituents) and partly by unconsciously acquired impressions and their attendant phenomena ["Analytical Psychology and Education," CW 17, par. 169.] Jung pointed out that knowledge of the ego-personality is often confused with self-understanding. Anyone w