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The Evolution of Complex Behavior, Perception, Cognition, Consciousness & the Brain | Paul Cisek | #107
Mind & Matter
English - February 27, 2023 08:00 - 2 hours - 85.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsScience Society & Culture science drugs psychedelics technology biotechnology innovation biology brain neuroscience startups Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Nick talks to Dr. Paul Cisek, a neuroscientist at the University of Montreal 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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