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Why we Really Have Brains. (educational)

Neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert explains what are brains are really for. If you have 20 minutes it may make you look at things a little differently.

I wasnt going to post this but I have been thinking about what he is saying for days now and I am a believer. I also reallise now that once i got married i may now be a tunicate. Hopefully you get something out of it.


Added: Nov-13-2011 Occurred On: Nov-13-2011
By: pootin
In: Science and Technology
Tags: brain, Daniel Wolpert
Location: United States (load item map)
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  • Great talk.

    Seen it on the "tube".

    Posted Nov-13-2011 By 
    LoonieToonie (385.80)

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  • I studied neuroethlogy (neurology + behavior) which is kind of this but with a lot of exploration of the developmental and behavioral aspects of why the animal brain evolved to do some of the things it does and how neurology and behavior affect each other. The things he he's saying sound much less odd if you also understand some of the underlying 'causes' for it.

    Posted Nov-13-2011 By 
    darthmullet1 (535.00)  

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  • We have brains to survive. It takes an academic to be confused about that.
    I saw Al Gore's pic in the opening credits. Vitiates the authority of TED.

    Posted Nov-13-2011 By 
    govett (1012.40)

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  • I can kill his long ass argument with one sentence: Stephen Hawking didn't do a whole lot of "moving" now did he?

    Posted Nov-13-2011 By 
    Afro Samurai (427.34)

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    • @Afro Samurai interesting, maybe when the mind does not need to focus on movement its more free to explore other aspects.

      I dont know, its in interesting hypothesis, I find it hard it to beleive the human mind is this complex just for movement alone or that everything ties to movement.

      Posted Nov-13-2011 By 
      mattuconn (11.00)  

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    • @Afro Samurai - anomalies don't define the norm, they're anomalies.

      Posted Nov-13-2011 By 
      darthmullet1 (535.00)  

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    • @mattuconn give a chimp a hammer and nail, and see how much our larger brains help with with complex movements.

      basically, the origin of the brain and nervous system comes from the need to interact with the environment. the more complex the interaction, the more complex the nervous system needed. after a certain point, the brain can become complex enough that it can adapt to other uses like cognitive function.

      Posted Nov-13-2011 By 
      fha_dynamo (146.20)

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    • @Afro Samurai
      Beyond quantity, there is something called quality.

      Posted Nov-13-2011 By 
      AkumAone (7.40)  

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  • Republicans have brains too?

    The way most talk, I thought they all just shared one.

    Posted May-4-2012 By 
    Santorum_2012 (112.90)  

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