Tag: Jaak Panksepp (1943-2017)

spread of digital brain connections. Artificial intelligence and the idea of neural networks. Concept for mapping the brain's neuronal connections and connectome. Generative AI

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
July 24, 2026

Categorized
Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Brain stem (and mind), Consciousness, Dorothea Olkowski, Jaak Panksepp (1943-2017), Mark Solms, Michael Egnor}

Is “The brain is a computer!” One of Science’s Biggest Mistakes?

_{If so, the mistake throws a wrench into claims that conscious computers can ever be built} _{Denyse O'Leary
July 24, 2026

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

The messy processes of the brain that enable the various layers of consciousness bear no relationship to what happens in computers.