Here is a science blog article describing research on how the “noisy” nature of neurons in the brain may actually explain how we do all sorts of complicated Bayesian reasoning instantly. Neat.
Neural Noise Primes Brain for Peak Performance
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Mysterious ‘Neural Noise’ Actually Primes Brain for Peak Performance
Posted in cognitive, intuition, rationality on November 11, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
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