A Thousand Brains
Jeff Hawkins is the cofounder of Numenta, a neuroscience research firm, the Redwood Neuroscience Institute, and one of the pioneers of mobile computing. He is a National Academy of Engineering member and the author of On Intelligence.
A bestselling author, neuroscientist, and computer engineer reveals an intelligence hypothesis that will transform our understanding of the brain and the future of artificial intelligence. Despite all of neuroscience's breakthroughs, we've made little headway on its central question: How do simple brain cells generate intelligence? Jeff Hawkins and his colleagues revealed that the brain constructs a representation of the world using maplike structures—not just one model, but hundreds of thousands of versions of everything we know. This revelation enables Hawkins to answer critical issues about how we see the world, why we have a sense of self, and where high-level thought comes from. A Thousand Brains heralds a revolution in intelligence research. It is a big-thinking book in every sense.
A Thousand Brains articulates the ultimate ambition of thousands of scientists: to comprehend the mechanics of the human mind. Jeff Hawkins' style is delightfully clear and fast-paced, providing an accessible introduction of a human intelligence hypothesis that is likely to be very influential in the future.
Author: Jeff Hawkins
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Brains-New-Theory-Intelligence/dp/1541675819/
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