Iain McGilchrist’s work focuses on understanding nature from both a reductive, quantitative perspective as well as a top-down perspective.
Michael Levin’s research looks at how bioelectrical gradients help organisms determine left and right. This shows how large-scale information processing arises from individual mechanisms.
Bioelectricity may allow us to bridge different levels of explanation, from mechanistic to cognitive.
Experiments show that gene regulatory networks can exhibit different types of memory and learning, even in simple models.
Voltage imaging reveals that planaria have pre-patterns that indicate how many heads they should have. This suggests an “electric circuit” that defaults to an attractor state.
Memories are important for shaping our personalities and character, but the actual experience itself also matters.
There are different perspectives on the continuity of personal identity over time, depending on how one views the self.
The left and right hemispheres pay attention to the world in different ways, with broad vs. narrow focuses.
McGilchrist argues that embracing science and reason more wholeheartedly can reveal a richer, more complex reality that we are connected to.
Providing people with a new perspective can radically change their lives for the better.
Iain McGilchrist’s work focuses on understanding nature from both a reductive, quantitative perspective as well as a top-down perspective.
Michael Levin’s research looks at how bioelectrical gradients help organisms determine left and right. This shows how large-scale information processing arises from individual mechanisms.
Bioelectricity may allow us to bridge different levels of explanation, from mechanistic to cognitive.
Experiments show that gene regulatory networks can exhibit different types of memory and learning, even in simple models.
Voltage imaging reveals that planaria have pre-patterns that indicate how many heads they should have. This suggests an “electric circuit” that defaults to an attractor state.
Memories are important for shaping our personalities and character, but the actual experience itself also matters.
There are different perspectives on the continuity of personal identity over time, depending on how one views the self.
The left and right hemispheres pay attention to the world in different ways, with broad vs. narrow focuses.
McGilchrist argues that embracing science and reason more wholeheartedly can reveal a richer, more complex reality that we are connected to.
Providing people with a new perspective can radically change their lives for the better.
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