Nonsense? Yeah, I can agree with that viewpoint. The id, ego, and superego are unrevised holdovers from Freud's time. There are convenient explanations for behaviors whose biological or neurological origins we can't precisely pinpoint; otherwise, different names would exist.
For the sake of brevity in the article, I removed a piece that talked about one physical structure in the brain scientists thought was the control switch for consciousness. It was an area of the brain near the claustrum. Doctor's found that area by accident when they were experimenting on a woman experiencing severe episodes of seizures. She had exhausted all other means of treatment. The experiment was the only thing doctors could think of helping her. I'm not sure how she fared afterward.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts again! I appreciate the conversation. No one knows how we tick yet, but eventually, we'll build the tools to see how we biologically and chemically function.