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| ====== 2024-W24 reading notes ====== | ====== 2024-W24 reading notes ====== | ||
| - | * [[https:// | + | ===== The Empty Brain ===== |
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| + | * Computer metaphor of the brain isn't very useful or helpful. | ||
| + | * All the past metaphors were based on most recent discoveries or inventions of their time but usually very far from the brain. For example: hydraulic machines in 3rd century BCE or complex machines in 17th century. | ||
| + | * Simple experiments with drawing a dollar bill from memory show how little detail we can recall, while anyone can recognise that bill when they see it. | ||