CBD 2026: The Narrating Brain: The Default Mode Network, the Self, and Consciousness in the Age of AI with Vinod Menon, PhD
Stanford University
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Abstract
Vinod Menon examines the brain's default mode network as a foundation for autobiographical memory, self-related processing, and consciousness, and considers how these functions compare with current artificial intelligence systems. The virtual session is part of Stanford's Contemplation by Design Summit.
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