for example, why do we forget things we just learnt, even when focussing on a single thing that we know how to do we still make many mistakes, the brain isn’t perfect but seems these things shouldn’t happen.
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37 trillion cells, 100 billion connections in the brain, a body that’s never been the same once, second to second in its existence, systems between them all, coordinating the systems, detecting error because it’s not a system, adjusting, a changing world around you, learning, understanding, adapting… It’s a miracle we can do anything other than lay on our backs and breathe. I think its pretty stunning we can do what we do.
It’s also all pointed towards value added activity and using resources well so it only records novel experiences and keeps memories that will help later – usually ones connected to emotion so you do or don’t do things that have social impact or make you feel good or might cause harm.
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