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Neuroscience is a field of study dealing with the structure or function of the brain. It is of particular interest to LessWrong both because it can shed light on AI, and because it is often helpful for rationality. For example, understanding how attentional control works can inform possible solutions.

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138Matt Botvinick on the spontaneous emergence of learning algorithmsΩ
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97Book review: "A Thousand Brains" by Jeff HawkinsΩ
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124Predictive Coding has been Unified with Backpropagation
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70How uniform is the neocortex?Ω
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55Adult Neurogenesis – A Pointed Review
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254Attention control is critical for changing/increasing/altering motivation
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222Book summary: Unlocking the Emotional Brain
Kaj_Sotala
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174A Crash Course in the Neuroscience of Human Motivation
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67Neural Annealing: Toward a Neural Theory of Everything (crosspost)
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155Jeff Hawkins on neuromorphic AGI within 20 years
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146References & Resources for LessWrong
XiXiDu
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132The Brain as a Universal Learning Machine
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126Neuroscience basics for LessWrongians
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122My computational framework for the brainΩ
Steven Byrnes
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121Book Summary: Consciousness and the Brain
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