Alcino Silva, “Learning and Memory” (Open Agenda, 2021)
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The Heart of Evolution Is Memory
In science, people talk about necessity an insufficiency. But remember, memory, learning is at the heart of evolution. Evolution is about shaping creatures that can face a challenge and change their behavior so they're better equipped to face that challenge. So it's not surprising that 70 ent of all gens are expressed in the brain,. Probably a majority of those are involved in memory. We know there are processes that constantly balance things in the brain. There are mechanisms that tone down my ability to be engaged, so that i am not at centre of everything that happens. And let's say it's special information in the cirquetus, if you go away, then there's a big hit
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