Episode 259: Cognition + Consciousness, Earl Miller
Shane talks with Picower Professor of Neuroscience at M.I.T. about the pattern recognition computer and black box known as the human brain. Earl Miller has a PH.D. in Psychology and Neuroscience; he has 1 of the top 5 most cited papers in Neuroscience and is also a Professor in the Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences at M.I.T.
What are meta-patterns? Is multi-tasking a myth, and what is the difference between low-order and high-order information?
Charity Of The Week - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)www.aclu.org
Outro Music "Landscape" by Tooth Lures A Fang