Brain complexity: study results very incomplete (Introduction)

by David Turell , Saturday, May 26, 2018, 15:05 (2155 days ago) @ dhw

DAVID: The critics point out that we really don't know much about the brain, because its overall activity is ignored when studying specific areas, and the whole brain is generally always active:
https://www.quantamagazine.org/neuroscience-critics-learn-how-brain-waves-link-to-speec...

DAVID’s comment: The point is we need to look more at whole brain studies, not just specific areas.

dhw: In my THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE, the immaterial self arises out of the cooperation between the different, intelligent cell communities that make up the brain, analogous to the complexities of the ant world, where whole cities and societies arise from cooperation between intelligent individuals. I agree completely with your comment: we need to study how the different cell communities of the brain cooperate, though ideally the study should expand to the whole body, since we do not know the extent to which ALL our cell communities influence one another.

How our whole body cooperates is shown in study of the autonomic system which quietly operates under the surface while we live our lives without noticing it. How often do you think about breathing? Sweating? You may even be annoyed over having to stop and relieve yourself.