Giorgio Ascoli - Arboreal Mind: Finding Self in Nerve Cell Branching

This two-part video talk featuring Dr. Giorgio Ascoli speaking about a neuronal branching theory of self was hosted by the National Capital Area Skeptics. In this 2010 lecture, Dr. Ascoli explains his theory that the "branching structure of neurons provides a fundamental physical underpinning for a key cognitive function, namely the capability to learn." He argues that this capability is essential to learning and that most of us can only acquire a fraction of the neural-based relations that are possible - imagine what might be possible if we could exploit ALL of the possible connections.

Giorgio Ascoli - Arboreal Mind: Finding Self in Nerve Cell Branching

Presented by Giorgio Ascoli, Ph.D.,
Computational Neuroanatomy Group,
Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study,
George Mason

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