Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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Show notes:
braininspired.co/podcast/176

Patreon for full episodes and Discord community:
patreon.com/braininspired

Video Series: Open Questions in AI and Neuroscience:
braininspired.co/open

Apple podcasts:
itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/brain-inspired/id1428880766?mt=2
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/2UZj8c8Ap5oc2gh2rJxLLe

Music by: The New Year:
thenewyear.net

David runs his lab at NYU, where they study auditory cognition, speech perception, language, and music. On the heels of the episode with David Glanzman, we discuss the ongoing mystery regarding how memory works, how to study and think about brains and minds, and the reemergence (perhaps) of the language of thought hypothesis.

0:00 - Intro
11:17 - Across levels
14:598 - Nature of memory
24:12 - Using the right tools for the right question
35:46 - LLMs, what they need, how they've shaped David's thoughts
44:55 - Across levels
54:07 - Speed of progress
1:02:21 - Neuroethology and mental illness - patreon
1:24:42 - Language of Thought