6.8.23-BrainTech-Miller

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June 8, 2023
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    For a long time, the brain was believed to function like a clock, with specialized parts working together due to physical connections. However, in recent decades, our understanding has undergone a major shift. While the individual parts and anatomical connections are still important, we now know that many cognitive functions are driven by emergent properties – higher-level properties that arise from the interactions between the parts. One property is brain waves – oscillating rhythms of electrical activity that allow millions of neurons to self-organize and control our thoughts, much like a crowd doing "the wave." This new perspective has led to a deeper appreciation of the complexity of the brain and the importance of understanding how its various parts work together to create emergent properties and complex behaviors.
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    For a long time, the brain was believed to function like a clock, with specialized parts working together due to physical connections. However, in recent decades, our understanding has undergone a major shift. While the individual parts and anatomical connections are still important, we now know that many cognitive functions are driven by emergent properties – higher-level properties that arise from the interactions between the parts. One property is brain waves – oscillating rhythms of electrical activity that allow millions of neurons to self-organize and control our thoughts, much like a crowd doing "the wave." This new perspective has led to a deeper appreciation of the complexity of the brain and the importance of understanding how its various parts work together to create emergent properties and complex behaviors.
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