science
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From Cell Membranes to Computational Aesthetics: On the Importance of Boundaries in Life and Art
My next 3QD column is out. I speculate about the role of boundaries in life and aesthetic experience. (Dopamine cells make a cameo appearance too.) This image is a taster: If you want to know what this diagram might mean, check out the article: From Cell Membranes to Computational Aesthetics: On the Importance of Boundaries…
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From Cell Membranes to Computational Aesthetics: On the Importance of Boundaries in Life and Art
My next 3QD column is out. I speculate about the role of boundaries in life, curiosity, and identity. This image is a taster: If you want to know what this diagram might mean, check out the article: From Cell Membranes to Computational Aesthetics: On the Importance of Boundaries in Life and Art
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What is a biological model? Here’s a useful categorization system for people interested in neuroscience, cognitive science, and biology
I found an excellent classification of models in a paper on neurogenesis: Using theoretical models to analyse neural development. I think this should be illuminating for anyone interested in theoretical, mathematical and/or computational approaches in neuroscience, cognitive science, and biology. There are several ways in which models of biological processes can be classified. Formal or informal…
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The Pentagon of Neuroscience — A Listicle for Understanding the Neuroculture
Neuroscience has hit the big time. Every day, popular newspapers, websites and blogs offer up a heady stew of brain-related self-help (neuro-snake oil?) and gee wiz science reporting (neuro-wow?). Some scientists and journalists — perhaps caught up in the neuro-fervor — throw caution to the wind, promising imminent brain-based answers to the kinds of…