When Life Gives You a Brain
Suzi TravisOn neuroscience, consciousness, and artificial intelligence. Written for curious humans.
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Is Seeing Really Believing?
We know about the world because we have senses.
Sight. Sound. Touch. Taste. Smell.
Balance. Movement. Body state.1
Our senses are the messengers.
This seems obvious.
Most of the time, our senses work in harmony. Your eyes see a ball b...
Looking for Meaning
Once upon a time, there was no meaning.
And now, it seems, meaning saturates our lives.
You get a text that says, “On my way!”
That string of letters isn’t just a string of letters. It means something to you, and to the person who sent i...
Does the Mind Need a Body?
Do you remember learning to ride a bike?
Chances are, no one gave you a manual. More likely, someone just plopped you on a bike and gave you a push. You wobbled. You overcorrected. And maybe you hit the front brakes a little too hard and f...
What Gives Brain Activity Meaning?
We’re heading into the colder months here in Australia, which means the snakes are getting busy — feeding up before brumation, the reptile version of hibernation.
Just recently, not far from where I live on the east coast, a carpet python...
Does your Brain Represent the Outside World?
Take a look at the sentence you’re reading right now. It’s just a string of shapes on a screen.
But somehow, those shapes turn into words. And those words turn into ideas — ideas about something.
How does that happen?
Cognitive scientist...
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I'm a neuroscientist (PhD) interested in topics at the intersection of AI, consciousness and neuroscience. I believe the scientific method and honest conversation are the way to intellectual progress.
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