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Empirical Enactivism: How our brains simulate the world in order to experiment on the future
Empirical Enactivism: How our brains simulate the world in order to experiment on the future
A single cognitive strategy might help brains do everything from resolving visual ambiguity, empathizing with others, and performing…
Jeremy Gordon
Apr 9
A neural data science: how and why
A neural data science: how and why
The rough guide to doing data science on neurons
Mark Humphries
Mar 26
AI Psychosis
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AI Psychosis
The fragility of our minds and theirs
Mark Humphries
Mar 15
Your Cortex Contains 17 Billion Computers
Your Cortex Contains 17 Billion Computers
Neural networks of neural networks
Mark Humphries
Feb 12
Evolution doesn’t give a damn what you think a brain region is called
Evolution doesn’t give a damn what you think a brain region is called
A cortex by any other name
Mark Humphries
Jan 23
2017: a moderately baffled review of the year in neuroscience
2017: a moderately baffled review of the year in neuroscience
We came, we saw, we did a little shopping
Mark Humphries
Dec 21, 2017
A not entirely serious future history of neuroscience
A not entirely serious future history of neuroscience
And it shall come to pass…
Mark Humphries
Nov 30, 2017
Mindlessly mapping the brain
Mindlessly mapping the brain
Seeking clarity for the connectome
Mark Humphries
Nov 21, 2017
On “The Lie” of Basic Science
On “The Lie” of Basic Science
Why pursue knowledge for its own sake?
Mark Humphries
Oct 23, 2017
The Loneliest Neuron
The Loneliest Neuron
Why doesn’t every neuron know about every thing?
Mark Humphries
Oct 5, 2017
Chasing the research dragon
Chasing the research dragon
Just one more hit
Mark Humphries
Sep 4, 2017
Unraveling the hidden systems of the brain
Unraveling the hidden systems of the brain
Slugging it out in neuroscience
Mark Humphries
Aug 15, 2017
Who will use the open data?
Who will use the open data?
Data labs, and the scant motivations for sharing data in basic science
Mark Humphries
Aug 9, 2017
Heading in the right direction: the brain’s internal compass
Heading in the right direction: the brain’s internal compass
A tale of the invisible hand of theory in neuroscience
Mark Humphries
Jul 27, 2017
Some limits on interpreting causality in neuroscience experiments
Some limits on interpreting causality in neuroscience experiments
All our fiddling in the brain is supernatural
Mark Humphries
Jul 6, 2017
An illustrated overview of how our brains (might) think — the fascinating intuition of the…
An illustrated overview of how our brains (might) think — the fascinating intuition of the…
“Perception is controlled hallucination.”
Jeremy Gordon
Jun 12, 2017
Is neuroscience doomed to go round in circles?
Is neuroscience doomed to go round in circles?
On the disturbing lack of direction in neuroscience
Mark Humphries
May 26, 2017
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