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The pattern recognition theory of mind that I articulate in this book is based on a different fundamental unit: not the neuron itself, but rather an assembly of neurons, which I estimate to number around a hundred. The wiring and synaptic strengths within each unit are relatively stable and determined genetically—that is the organization within each pattern recognition module is determined by genetic design. Learning takes place in the creation of connections between these units, not within them
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― How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed
― How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed
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There are patterns because we try to find them. A desperate attempt at order because we can't face the terror that it might all be random.
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― The Shining Girls
― The Shining Girls
