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🤹 A new neuroscience door being opened
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Hey everyone! Filling out my Ikigai last week was probably one of the most life-changing exercises to clarify the direction of life. As I navigate the avenues of where neuroscience can go, I am figuring out where the directions can go in this niche. One of these is computational neuroscience, the study of how the brain can be modelled by computers. This sounds very fancy and niche! And truth be told, It actually is. But it is a door that leads to more doors! Computational neuroscience involves so much more than neuroscience and computer science. It also involves: 🪐 Physics (maybe a bit of astrophysics!) ➕ Maths 👁️ Psychology and even… 💭 Philosophy (now we’re talking!) As well as the content behind these disciplines, I also see them as: 🏞️ PERSPECTIVES It’s easy to appreciate the ideas behind them, but I would say it is hard to adopt them as perspectives. In fact the neuroscience of perspectives can be a problem in of itself for another time. Talking about computational neuroscience will be a big content bucket in the future once I gain a good grasp of it, and be able to share with you all the beauty of it. See you next week! Mark x |
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Learn to appreciate the value of cognitive neuroscience every Sunday. Join a tribe of deep thinkers who use neuroscience to help change the way they see the world.
Hey all! Long time no see! I'm so so sorry for the extended hiatus. So many things going on, but I'm trying to get back track with the newsletter and other content creation fun. I'm reigniting my blog and sharing with you my recent article which you can read on this very issue. But if you prefer: Read the Online Version here! Enjoy! The human brain is an attractive asset to explore. Nearly every popular science book, and particularly self-help books emphasises an element of the brain’s...
Hey everyone! Greetings from Lisbon, Portugal! I just started reading Visual Intelligence by Amy Herman. It is not the most well-known of psychology books out there, but all I can say is: WOOWWW! The way it makes you see the world is phenomenal! This book is based on her flagship program known as the Art of Perception. The name is apt: Mastering the skill of observation and upgraded perception through works of art by some of our famous painters and minds. It is split into 4 sequential...
Hey everyone! So last week I wrote about a book I was reading, Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman. Just yesterday, I finished it. It talks about how television has revolutionised the way we interpret information and unfortunately, Postman cries out well-thought negativity on this change. This talks about especially how we think critically and understand our perception of the world. Now that I’ve finished the book I want to give some key points that I found incredibly helpful for you...