Tag: cerebellum

Purkinje neuron, GABAergic neuron located in the cerebellum

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
November 30, 2023

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Human exceptionalism, Neuroscience

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Researchers: Human Cerebellum Aids Higher Cognitive Functions

_{At one time, the cerebellum was thought to facilitate only functions like movement. But recent research shows that it’s more complex} _{Denyse O'Leary
November 30, 2023

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Human exceptionalism, Neuroscience}

It’s not wise to bet against complexity in the brain. Or to bet that no differences will be found between the human brain and, say, the mouse brain.

The Brain Is Not a “Meat Computer”

_{Dramatic recoveries from brain injury highlight the difference} _{Michael Egnor
August 7, 2018

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

The brain looks like a computer only if we analyze it as if it were a computer. Our analysis does not mean that it is a computer, and it does not mean that computation explains the mind or even that computational approaches to neuroscience provide genuinely meaningful insight into neurophysiology.