Ask not what the brain can do for the computer. Ask what the computer can do for the brain. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes brain computer
The brain is behind the really big questions we have. Who am I, what is my identity? What is that based on? If memories are encoded in connectomes, your personality might be in your connectome. If that's the case, that's the basis of your uniqueness as a person. Sebastian Seung basebasisbig share on social
The neural code usually refers to how your current thoughts and feelings and perceptions are encoded in the signals that neurons are passing around - and it's not the same. The code is not the same for every person. Sebastian Seung codecurrentencode share on social
To find better means of fixing the brain, we first need to achieve something more fundamental. We must understand how it works. Sebastian Seung achievebrainfind Change image and share on social
It is only when you watch the dense mass of thousands of ants, crowded together around the Hill, blackening the ground, that you begin to see the whole beast, and now you observe it thinking, planning, calculating. It is an intelligence, a kind of live computer, with crawling bits for its wits. Lewis Thomas antbeastbegin share on social
Software options proliferate extremely easily - too easily, in fact - because too many options create tools that can't ever be used intuitively. Intuitive actions confine the detail work to a dedicated part of the brain, leaving the rest of one's mind free to respond with attention and sensitivity to the changing texture of the moment. Brian Eno actionattentionbrain share on social