15: A Tale of Two Neurons @FredCummins

15: A Tale of Two Neurons @FredCummins

Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

Here I discuss the epistemological idealizations in play in computational accounts of brains, and I contrast two kinds of neurons: one (entirely ideal) is the mirror neuron, and the other (provocative, but real) is the Von Economo or Spindle Cell Neuron.

15: A Tale of Two Neurons

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15: A Tale of Two Neurons