Unpopular Neuroscience

Weird Little Guys: Vehicles by Valentino Braitenberg


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How hard is it to build a working, thinking brain from simple parts like wires, sensors, and motors? According to Valentino Braitenberg, author of this week's Book Vehicles, it's actually easier to build a brain than to figure out how one works. This week Katie & Patrick discuss what the weird little robots Braitenberg describes can do and how it can help us think more clearly about real brains.

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Unpopular NeuroscienceBy Patrick D. Watson