Learning is path-finding
Is one kind of neural circuit required to process visual information, another type to parse speech, and yet another to … Continue reading Learning is path-finding
Tag: neuroscience
Neurons are case evaluators
What is a neuron good for? What was Mother Nature thinking when she created it? We know that the neuron … Continue reading Neurons are case evaluators
Reason, Intelligence and Understanding
Not too long ago I came across a compilation of ChatGPT’s mistakes at reasoning [5]. The fact that a language … Continue reading Reason, Intelligence and Understanding
Adventures in a Patternless Universe
“Most observable patterns of nature arise from aggregation of numerous small-scale processes… Aggregation tends to smooth fluctuations.”– S. A. Frank … Continue reading Adventures in a Patternless Universe
Between Mnemosyne and Cassandra
“There is no greater sorrow than to be mindful of the happy time in misery.” Dante Alighieri, Inferno (Canto V) … Continue reading Between Mnemosyne and Cassandra
Intelligence and Thought
I have reached a point where the various social dilemmas (problems of my social life) and intellectual dilemmas (problems of … Continue reading Intelligence and Thought
The Brain and the Signal
What sound does a tree falling in a forest make if no one is around to hear it? Answer: none, … Continue reading The Brain and the Signal
The Brain, the language machine
More and more I become convinced that the brain is a big language machine, and most of its function can … Continue reading The Brain, the language machine
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