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The Brain's Ability to Detect Surprises and Discoveries
1:19:33 - 1:26:30 (06:56)
The brain is constantly detecting new information and learning from it, as shown by its ability to detect surprising endings to sentences. Scientists are exploring how the brain may already be doing things we have yet to discover, such as the role of microtubules in individual cells.
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In this conversation, the speaker talks about the brain's capability of detecting new words or facts and learning from them.
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In this conversation, the speaker talks about the brain's capability of detecting new words or facts and learning from them. The speaker also mentions an idea by Penrose and Amaroff about microtubules being the rebar of each individual cell.
ChapterThe Brain's Ability to Detect Surprises and Discoveries
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