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This is SUPERB. @matthewcobb’s excellent brain, on what we do, and much more importantly what we don’t know about the most complex object in the known universe 🧠
Note the emphasis on the absence of a theoretical framework in neuroscience.
Note how he references top drawer scientists, but not the usual rent-a-quotes. Tremendous work here.
amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/178125…
London folk: @matthewcobb will be talking about his brain here, 8th April. I can not recommend enough. He is one of the most entertaining lecturers I’ve ever seen. I’ll be there making notes. howtoacademy.com/events/the-hum…
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