Tag: Brain as kludge

A digital illustration of a human brain with glowing neural pathways highlighting active connections and brain activity on a dark background.

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 9, 2026

Categorized
Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Accidental Mind (book 2007), Brain as kludge, Daniel R. Storm, David J. Linden, Jake Currie, PIEZO1 protein, Y Wang, Z Cai, Z Zhang, Zachary S. Scheiner}

The Human Brain: My, What a Well-Organized “Kludge”!

_{Looking back at a neuroscience book that was popular two decades ago is quite revealing in the light of new findings} _{Denyse O'Leary
October 9, 2026

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

Why is a concept like the kludge brain, out of date and at odds with the facts, somehow more representative of science than an inference to design would be?