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BI 249 Michael Cole: Brain Flows are the Units of Cognition

by Paul Middlebrooks | Nov 4, 2026

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BI 249 Michael Cole: Brain Flows are the Units of Cognition

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BI 248 Andrea Hiott: The Navigational Approach to the Mind

by Paul Middlebrooks | Oct 21, 2026

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BI 248 Andrea Hiott: The Navigational Approach to the Mind

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Andrea Hiott explains her navigational approach to the mind, and why now is the time in neuroscience to embrace seemingly paradoxical findings in neuroscience.

BI 247 Maxim Raginsky: A Control Theory View on Brains and AI

by Paul Middlebrooks | Oct 7, 2026

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BI 247 Maxim Raginsky: A Control Theory View on Brains and AI

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Maxim Raginsky discusses how control theory can help explain artificial and natural intelligence and autonomy.

BI 246 Andrea Gambarotto: Cognition Requires Agency

by Paul Middlebrooks | Sep 16, 2026

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BI 246 Andrea Gambarotto: Cognition Requires Agency

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BI 245 Dan Levenstein: Neuro-AI, Dynamics, and Model Systems

by Paul Middlebrooks | Sep 2, 2026

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BI 245 Dan Levenstein: Neuro-AI, Dynamics, and Model Systems

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Daniel Levenstein explains how internally generated brain activity during sleep shapes our cognition, and why Neuro-AI is such a powerful approach to understand our brains.

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