Image by richliu(???) via Flickr I was fortunate enough to watch, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” a couple times a few days ago, and at many levels (too obscure to explain) it made me ponder. Art in it various form was invented by humans for many reasons. It allows us to be creative, but…
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brain health
Why surprise is good for the brain.
by Ward • • 2 Comments
There is a new unified theory of the brain that is reported in NewScientist and introduced to me here (Reverendbayes’s weblog). Karl Friston, a neuroscientist, from University College London has come up with this new theory based on mathematics. The general idea behind the theory is that the brain is a probability calculator (machine) that…