How Brains Seem to Work

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This Element is an excerpt from Brains: How They Seem to Work (9780137055098) by Dale Purves. Available in print and digital formats.

Why the conventional explanations of how brains work is wrong-and a far more promising direction for research.

The conventional conception of how brains work has not been substantiated despite an… (more)

This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version.

This Element is an excerpt from Brains: How They Seem to Work (9780137055098) by Dale Purves. Available in print and digital formats.

Why the conventional explanations of how brains work is wrong-and a far more promising direction for research.

The conventional conception of how brains work has not been substantiated despite an effort that now spans 50 years. When a path in science is pursued for this long without the emergence of a deeper understanding of the issue being addressed, doubts are usually warranted.