BI 235 Romain Brette: The Brain, in Theory
Romain Brette
Hosted by Paul Middlebrooks
Published Apr 8, 2026
2 h 11 min
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Romain Brette questions familiar computational and information-processing metaphors for the brain. Starting from behavior in organisms such as paramecia, he considers cognition as an activity of living systems, the autonomy of interacting cells, and the distinction between anticipation and prediction, with implications for artificial intelligence.
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