BI 249 Michael Cole: Brain Flows are the Units of Cognition

Paul Middlebrooks and Rutgers neuroscientist Michael Cole discuss the proposal that flows of activity between brain regions provide fundamental building blocks of cognition. Cole explains activity-flow modelling and contrasts this account with approaches centred on activity within individual areas. They consider how compositional hierarchies of flows might support cognitive control, goals, emotion and creativity, and explore implications for consciousness, mental illness and artificial intelligence.