On Brains, Minds, And Their Possible Uses
On Brains, Minds, And Their Possible Uses
How to build a mind - neuroscience edition. Audio version.
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How to build a mind - neuroscience edition. Audio version.

TL;DR: The early development of the brain, from molecular biology via dynamical systems to the theory of computation. Some speculation about how everything fits together.
Jan Hendrik Kirchner
Apr 17, 2022
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On Brains, Minds And Their Possible Uses
How to build a mind - neuroscience edition
Apologia There is a story about John Nash that I like a lot. John Nash is a famous mathematician who got a (fake) Nobel prize for his work in game theory as well as a Hollywood adaptation starring Russell Crowe. But (if you trust his biography) his contribution to mathematics is at least as great. He had a very curious way of working…
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On Brains, Minds, And Their Possible Uses
On Brains, Minds, And Their Possible Uses
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