This is an older (from February) interview from Discover Magazine with Nobel laureate and neuroscientist Gerald Edelman. Edelman is interested in studying what makes each human mind so unique, and thinks he may have found the answer: natural selection of the brain!
"Neurons proliferate and form connections in infancy; then experience weeds out the useless from the useful, molding the adult brain in sync with its environment." His latest book, which I have no read, is called Second Nature: Brain Science and Human Knowledge.
I think this is an interesting theory, but need to read more about it before I feel comfortable forming any opinions on it. After reading the interview, let me know what you think.
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A very interesting theory, I can see it has its merits and I believe Edelman could possibly be quite right. To put it simply, I feel one's life experiences leave what i refer to as a " unique fingerprint" on the brain, infuencing it to react and function in relation to those experiences. I have not read his latest book, but intend to.
Also I thank you for the link to Anthropology.net, what a great source of info for an amateur anthropologist like myself.
keep up the useful info,
Dave.
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