Podcast · Computational Neuroscience
BI 237 Ehud Ahissar: Consciousness and Perceptual Dualism
Brain Inspired
May 6, 2026
Ehud Ahissar explains active perception through closed loops linking movement and sensation, drawing on work with rodent whiskers. He introduces perceptual dualism as a proposed distinction between communication within the brain and interactions with the world, and explores its implications for consciousness and neural dynamics.