Brave New World -- hosted by Vasant Dhar

Ep 35: Anthony Zador on How our Brains Work

Mar 31, 2022

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Neural Circuitry

02:45

Is Consciousness Related to Thought?

05:27

How the Mind Works, Is It?

03:11

Introduction

5min

What Drew You to Neuro Science?

3min

Is There a Difference Between Learning and Nature?

2min

Is There Something Inherent About Intelligence?

2min

Abstract Thought

3min

How Does a Genome Give Rise to Intelligence?

4min

The Basics of Animals

4min

The Wiring Diagram of the Nervous System

2min

The Rules for Wiring Atrisopla Circuit

3min

10.

Is Complex Language Inherent to Humans?

3min

11.

Retinal Circuitry - Is There a Fundamental Mystery?

4min

12.

Is Consciousness Related to Thought?

5min

13.

What Do You Mean by Soul Essence?

2min

14.

Neural Circuitry

3min

15.

How the Mind Works, Is It?

3min

16.

Are You Going to Steal Your Piece of Fruit?

3min

17.

The Evolutionary Dynamics of the Human Genome

5min

18.

Is This the End of Evolution and the Beginning of Design?

2min

19.

What Kind of Advice Do You Give Your Kids?

5min

The brain is a complex machine, but some of us study its circuits and figure out its secrets. Anthony Zador joins Vasant Dhar in episode 35 of Brave New World to reveal what the cutting edge of neuroscience looks like. Useful resources: 1. Anthony Zador at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Google Scholar and Twitter. 2. Christof Koch on Amazon. 3. A critique of pure learning and what artificial neural networks can learn from animal brains -- Anthony Zador. 4. Mind Children: The Future of Robot and Human Intelligence -- Hans Moravec. 5. The Nature of Intelligence -- Episode 7 of Brave New World (w Yann LeCun). 6. How the Mind Works -- Steven Pinker. 7. Ebbinghaus Illusion.

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Brave New World -- hosted by Vasant Dhar

Ep 35: Anthony Zador on How our Brains Work

Neural Circuitry

Is Consciousness Related to Thought?

How the Mind Works, Is It?

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