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6 The Internet Metaphor: First Steps to a New Theory of the Brain
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS v
- Preface vii
- 1 The Internet-Brain and the Computer-Brain 1
- 2 Metaphors for the Brain 26
- 3 What We Don’t Know About Brains 65
- 4 From Connectomics to Dynomics 101
- 5 How the Internet Works 119
- 6 The Internet Metaphor: First Steps to a New Theory of the Brain 150
- 7 Critique of the Internet Metaphor 206
- 8 The Internet Metaphor in Action: Emerging Models and New Technologies 240
- 9 The Internet Metaphor, AI, and Us 259
- Afterword 271
- Acknowledgments 275
- Notes 277
- Bibliography 315
- Index 337
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS v
- Preface vii
- 1 The Internet-Brain and the Computer-Brain 1
- 2 Metaphors for the Brain 26
- 3 What We Don’t Know About Brains 65
- 4 From Connectomics to Dynomics 101
- 5 How the Internet Works 119
- 6 The Internet Metaphor: First Steps to a New Theory of the Brain 150
- 7 Critique of the Internet Metaphor 206
- 8 The Internet Metaphor in Action: Emerging Models and New Technologies 240
- 9 The Internet Metaphor, AI, and Us 259
- Afterword 271
- Acknowledgments 275
- Notes 277
- Bibliography 315
- Index 337