Pattern-Matching, Similarity, and Almost Gate
If two inputs are almost the same, downstream ,in the brain, they become the same.*
Robert Hamill
How does our mind work? How is the mind related to the brain? Is a person’s mind unique to them? In what way are all brains and minds alike?
The four main areas of thinking that I write about. The links below narrow the scope.
Thought Modes
Neuroscience
Learning
Culture
If two inputs are almost the same, downstream ,in the brain, they become the same.*
Expect two to three extremely rare events to0 occur during your life.
Trump makes his followers feel the center of all reality. He defines who they are and declares them special.
For ourselves, we consider non-personal causes. For others, we know nothing of their daily life, so we blame their character.
I always look for new angles to understand how the mind works. When Mark Gorkin (@stressdoc) mentioned that MindWorks uses beliefs, thoughts, and feelings to…
We can learn in two ways, by words in the academic and bypattern-matching in the creative.
Culture is the collection of fossilized behavioral solutions of our cultural ancestors that we have adopted. They support the continuation of society.
It's essential to understand that there are relative and absolute moralities contending in our decision-making. Which shall rule - personal conscience or societal dictates?