Neuroscience

Science

How Your Brain Organizes Information

Artem Kirsanov is a computational neuroscience student and researcher. In this video he talks about cognitive maps – internal models of outside world that the brain to generate flexible behavior that is generalized across contexts.

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Future

Are brain implants the future of computing?

Imagine brain implants that let you control devices by thought alone—or let computers read your mind. It’s early days, but research into this technology is well under way.

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Interesting

Hacker and Neuroscientist Moran Cerf on Impact Theory

From robbing banks to earning a PhD in neuroscience, former hacker Moran Cerf has unique perspective on what makes people tick. In this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Moran explains the brain science of how self-narrative determines our reality. Moran is a fascinating blend of a wide variety of disciplines, and this diversity […]

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Science

How Do Brains Count?

Professor Brian Butterworth is a neuroscientist who specialises in numbers and mathematics. More from this interview at https://youtu.be/FCS4b3OjVJM

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AI Philosophy Fridays Science

Do Feedback Loops Create Consciousness?

Very often I am asked when (or whether) we will create a conscious AI. I scratch my chin and ask “how would you define consciousness?” The answer usually involves something about “self-awareness.” I then point out that by that definition, your car is conscious as it has a “check engine light,” which is part of […]

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Science

What Boosts / Shrinks Your Brain?

Ever since my concussion three years ago, I have been fascinated by the brain and how to nourish it. A major breakthrough in quantum tech allows us to see brain activity in far greater detail than ever before. Pindex examines the fascinating research going on this space.

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AI Science

Michio Kaku on How Feedback Loops Create Consciousness

Big Think has a fascinating interview with Dr. Michio Kaku. Dr. Michio Kaku is the co-founder of string field theory, and is one of the most widely recognized scientists in the world today. He has written 4 New York Times Best Sellers, is the science correspondent for CBS This Morning and has hosted numerous science […]

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AI

Jeff Hawkins and the Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence

In this video, Lex Fridman interviews Jeff Hawkins. He is the founder of Redwood Center for Theoretical Neuroscience in 2002 and Numenta in 2005. In his 2004 book titled On Intelligence, and in his research before and after, he and his team have worked to reverse-engineer the neocortex and propose artificial intelligence architectures, approaches, and […]

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AI Research

Should AI Research Try to Model the Human Brain?

Two Minute Papers ponders on whether or not AI researchers should model the human brain?

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