Evolution of Complex Behavior, Perception, Cognition, Consciousness & the Brain | Paul Cisek | 107
Feb 27, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 107
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Nick talks to Dr. Paul Cisek, a neuroscientist at the University of Montreal who studies sensorimotor control & decision making in primates. They discuss: the evolution of the brain from the earliest nervous systems to humans; metabolism & state control; the evolution of behavior; sensation, perception, cognition, decision making & consciousness; language & representation; why neuroscience needs evolutionary thinking; and more.
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