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#247 - Constructing Minds

Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content

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Understanding the Brain as a Dynamic Network

They challenge the idea of the brain as having distinct parts and mental organs, instead proposing understanding the brain in terms of the relationships between neurons and the features they compute. They discuss the brain as a large dynamically fluctuating network, with neural activity and patterns similar to weather patterns, and explore how the brain computes various features to regulate the body and support action.

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