Tag: Brain as computer analogy

Abstract image of the brain in which synapses are represented as glowing lines symbolizing learning

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Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
March 8, 2024

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

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Brain and neuroplasticity, Brain as computer analogy, Closer to Truth, Dalai Lama on brain and self, Michael Merzenich, Michael Rugnetta, Neuroplasticity (in children), Neuroplasticity and learning new skills, Robert Lawrence Kuhn}

Neuroscientist: How the Brain-as-Computer Myth Led Science Astray

_{Michael Merzenich explains neuroplasticity — how the brain organizes itself in detail — to Robert Lawrence Kuhn at Closer to Truth} _{Denyse O'Leary

March 8, 2024

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

The Dalai Lama asked Merzenich a question that cut to the heart of the question of the relationship between our brains and ourselves. Read More ›