Ever want to understand 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, emergence, and reductionism? Here’s a chapter part of my book 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 coming out next year with MIT Press!

(1) Luiz Pessoa on Twitter: “Ever want to understand 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, emergence, and reductionism? Here’s a chapter part of my book 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 coming out next year with MIT Press! https://t.co/SZd3TasBqT https://t.co/1jT0AvX09H” / Twitter

The Networked Brain

Posted on August 6, 2021 by cognitionemotion

Chapter 8: Complex systems: the science of interacting parts

What kind of object is the brain? The central premise of this book is that it cannot be neatly decomposed into a set of parts, so that each one can be understood on its own. Instead, it’s a highly networked system that needs to be understood differently. The language that is required is the one of complex systems, which we now describe in intuitive terms. Whereas mathematics is needed to formalize it, illustration of its central concepts provides the reader with “intuition pumps”. Thinking in terms of complex systems frees us from the shackles of linear thinking, enabling explanations built with “collective computations” that elude simplistic narratives.

https://cognitionemotion.wordpress.com/2021/08/06/the-networked-brain/