Scientific Model of the Brain - From Instinct to Reason: How does the Brain work?
See formatted version here . A SCIENTIFIC MODEL OF THE BRAIN: FROM INSTINCT TO REASON The main purpose of the brain is to optimize our interaction with our environment, in order to achieve the organism's ultimate objectives. How the brain works in a nutshell: The model does not follow the general belief that there is something magical in the brain, responsible for our prodigious human intelligence. Quite the opposite, the model employs the scientific method to explore what are the reasons and causes producing the kind of intelligent behaviors we observe: First hypothesize some causes and reasons for the data, then build a model implementing said hypotheses, and put them to the test. If the predictions are not confirmed, correct the model by redefining the hypothesised underlying reasons and run the test once again until a satisfactory match is achieved. Now, fascinatingly, these are the sheer principles of our mesmerizing reasoning ability. Indeed, let us consider what mental proc...