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The Brain Doesn’t Think the Way You Think It Does

The Quanta Podcast

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Brain Function - A New Approach to Neuroscience

Nero scientists typically correlate cognitive processes with patterns of brain activity measured by f mri. But studies suggest researchers need to be more alert to irrelevant muscle hes and fidgets that may contaminate the readings. Some scientists push back, arguing that so long as we know that the visual cortex isn't just involved in vision, or that a memory network is doing more than its name suggests, we don't necessarily need to rethink the categories themselves.

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