Michael L. Anderson Ph.D. on July 16, 2012
Connectomics—the study of our brain’s wiring diagram—is exciting science. But the notion that this is the Big Idea that will crack the neural code has led to some pretty fringe ideas, like the possibility of mind-uploads. In fact, the brain is more complicated than that. No matter how thin you deli-slice your brain, you’re guaranteed to be missing something.
Connectomics—the study of our brain’s wiring diagram—is exciting science. But the notion that this is the Big Idea that will crack the neural code has led to some pretty fringe ideas, like the possibility of mind-uploads. In fact, the brain is more complicated than that. No matter how thin you deli-slice your brain, you’re guaranteed to be missing something.