EPISODE · Feb 19, 2020 · 1H 8M
Cognition + Consciousness
from Here We Are · host Shane Mauss
Shane talks with Picower Professor of Neuroscience at M.I.T. about the pattern recognition computer and black box known as the human brain. Earl Miller has a PH.D. in Psychology and Neuroscience; he has 1 of the top 5 most cited papers in Neuroscience and is also a Professor in the Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences at M.I.T. What are meta-patterns? Is multi-tasking a myth, and what is the difference between low-order and high-order information? Charity Of The Week - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)www.aclu.org Please visit our sponsors The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE Outro Music "Landscape" by Tooth Lures A Fang Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Shane talks with Picower Professor of Neuroscience at M.I.T. about the pattern recognition computer and black box known as the human brain. Earl Miller has a PH.D. in Psychology and Neuroscience; he has 1 of the top 5 most cited papers in Neuroscience and is also a Professor in the Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences at M.I.T. What are meta-patterns? Is multi-tasking a myth, and what is the difference between low-order and high-order information? Charity Of The Week - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)www.aclu.org Please visit our sponsors The Great Courses www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/hereweare Libro.fm is the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through your local bookstore. Offer code: hereweare for 3 months for the price of one. https://libro.fm/redeem/HEREWEARE Outro Music "Landscape" by Tooth Lures A Fang Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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