dhw:Agreed. I described instinct as "the product of coordinating brain cells using information independently of any conscious control". However, automaticity does not explain innovation. See my earlier post on the subject: > > DAVID: Not intelligence, seful information, in DNA and used by DNA. > > dhw: How can information be used for innovation without the user being possessed of intelligence?-Explained in my last post. Basically intelligent processes as responses to stress are available to be chosen for use, with the characteristics of the stress guiding the choice.