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Could we have a unified theory of the hippocampus? A clip from the coming Brain GPT discussion with Brad Love: youtu.be/EA44JEJPrc0
Here the spotlight is on the hippocampus and its roles in memory, navigation, and knowledge acquisition. Brad has built models that might show navigation and memory as interconnected aspects of a general learning system that is not dependent on giving neurons specific functional names, or at least not only one name.
The discussion delves into the historical perspective of the hippocampus being studied primarily for memory, and the evolution of understanding its functions in navigation through the discovery of place cells, grid cells, and border cells. Brad emphasizes the potential oversimplification in neuroscience of labeling and categorizing functions within the brain and advocates for a broader, more integrated approach to understanding brain functions, challenging the traditional 'Eureka' moments of discovering new cell types like 'Jennifer Aniston cells'. Instead, we might think of there being an underlying mechanisms of the hippocampus and the brain's learning processes that is named differently according to context and task. The script culminates in a call for nuanced scientific inquiry that avoids oversimplification by appreciating the brain's complexity and its capacity for multifaceted functions and adaptability.
#models #neuroscience #function #learning #hippocampus #memory #navigation
00:00 Exploring Generalization in Neuroscience
00:22 The Multifaceted Role of the Hippocampus
01:31 Integrating Memory, Navigation, and More
01:47 A Unified Theory of Learning and Representation
05:30 Challenging Traditional Neuroscience Labels
06:24 The Scientific Value of Identifying Cell Types
09:42 Reimagining Neuroscience: Beyond Discovery
11:42 The Importance of Context in Neuroscience Research
Ecological Memory, Intelligences as Navigabilities neuroscience master relative to these subjects is here: researchgate.net/publication/361114681_Ecological_Memory_towards_assessing_intelligence_as_navigability
If you want to go deeper and build philosophy together, please sign up for the Substack at communityphilosophy.substack.com
About this podcast:
Beyond Dichotomy started as research conversations & has expanded beyond my own academic pursuits towards noticing the patterns that connect across traditional divides.
When I started my studies, there was so much I wanted to explore that I was told I shouldn't explore because it didn't fit into this or that discipline, but having studied and worked in so many fields, those barriers no longer made sense. The same felt true relative to passions and love.
So I decided to open myself to all of it beyond traditional distinctions, towards learning and development. This podcast is where those voices gather together in one space as I try and notice the patterns that connect.
It's part of my life work and research, but it's also something I hope to share with you and to invite you to share your perspective and position. Thank you for being here.
The main goal is to have conversations across disciplines to understand how our approach to life and cognition might address some of the urgent divides we face today.
By love and philosophy, I mean the people, passions, and ideas that move us, shape the trajectories of our lives, and co-create our wider social landscapes.
Partly due to my trajectory in philosophy, technology, & the cognitive sciences, I’m hoping to better observe binary distinctions in our academic & personal lives: What positive roles have these structures played? How might rethinking these structures & their parameters open new paths & ecological potentials?
Could we have a unified theory of the hippocampus? A clip from the coming Brain GPT discussion with Brad Love: youtu.be/EA44JEJPrc0
Here the spotlight is on the hippocampus and its roles in memory, navigation, and knowledge acquisition. Brad has built models that might show navigation and memory as interconnected aspects of a general learning system that is not dependent on giving neurons specific functional names, or at least not only one name.
The discussion delves into the historical perspective of the hippocampus being studied primarily for memory, and the evolution of understanding its functions in navigation through the discovery of place cells, grid cells, and border cells. Brad emphasizes the potential oversimplification in neuroscience of labeling and categorizing functions within the brain and advocates for a broader, more integrated approach to understanding brain functions, challenging the traditional 'Eureka' moments of discovering new cell types like 'Jennifer Aniston cells'. Instead, we might think of there being an underlying mechanisms of the hippocampus and the brain's learning processes that is named differently according to context and task. The script culminates in a call for nuanced scientific inquiry that avoids oversimplification by appreciating the brain's complexity and its capacity for multifaceted functions and adaptability.
#models #neuroscience #function #learning #hippocampus #memory #navigation
00:00 Exploring Generalization in Neuroscience
00:22 The Multifaceted Role of the Hippocampus
01:31 Integrating Memory, Navigation, and More
01:47 A Unified Theory of Learning and Representation
05:30 Challenging Traditional Neuroscience Labels
06:24 The Scientific Value of Identifying Cell Types
09:42 Reimagining Neuroscience: Beyond Discovery
11:42 The Importance of Context in Neuroscience Research
Ecological Memory, Intelligences as Navigabilities neuroscience master relative to these subjects is here: researchgate.net/publication/361114681_Ecological_Memory_towards_assessing_intelligence_as_navigability
If you want to go deeper and build philosophy together, please sign up for the Substack at communityphilosophy.substack.com
About this podcast:
Beyond Dichotomy started as research conversations & has expanded beyond my own academic pursuits towards noticing the patterns that connect across traditional divides.
When I started my studies, there was so much I wanted to explore that I was told I shouldn't explore because it didn't fit into this or that discipline, but having studied and worked in so many fields, those barriers no longer made sense. The same felt true relative to passions and love.
So I decided to open myself to all of it beyond traditional distinctions, towards learning and development. This podcast is where those voices gather together in one space as I try and notice the patterns that connect.
It's part of my life work and research, but it's also something I hope to share with you and to invite you to share your perspective and position. Thank you for being here.
The main goal is to have conversations across disciplines to understand how our approach to life and cognition might address some of the urgent divides we face today.
By love and philosophy, I mean the people, passions, and ideas that move us, shape the trajectories of our lives, and co-create our wider social landscapes.
Partly due to my trajectory in philosophy, technology, & the cognitive sciences, I’m hoping to better observe binary distinctions in our academic & personal lives: What positive roles have these structures played? How might rethinking these structures & their parameters open new paths & ecological potentials?
