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Neuron cell close-up 3D rendering illustration with nervous impulses along dendrites, axon, soma and nucleus. Neuronal brain activity, neuroscience, neurology, anatomy, medicine concepts.

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
April 22, 2025

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

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Does Our Humanity Really Depend on “Concept Cells”?

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April 22, 2025

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

It’s a lot to ask of one type of cell, however unique, that it be what makes humans more intelligent than chimpanzees and that it create language. Read More ›