 Gallese believes this process to be a basic functional mechanism of the brain, which engages automatically and unconsciously, not the result of a willed or conscious cognitive effort, not aimed at interpreting the intentions of others.This suggests that the formation of introjects of the significant people in our lives, is a biological reflex that—for better or worse—we have no control over.Parts of self can interact with each other like family members—for example, cooperatively, antagonistically, or both.