E48: Studying the Brain in Light of Evolution

Unsupervised Thinking by Neuro Collective

Aug 29, 201959:58Science & Medicine

The brain is the result of evolution. A lot of evolution. Most neuroscientists don't really think about this fact. Should we? On this episode we talk about two papers---one focused on brains and the other on AI---that ar...

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