Michael Merzenich - What Do Brains Do?

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What are the functions of brains? What kinds of activities do brains do? How are the multiple activities of brains integrated, so that animals act in organized manners and pursue integrated goals? Considering the remarkable capacities of brains, they are astoundingly small. Most watermelons weigh more.

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Michael M. Merzenich is a Professor Emeritus Neuroscientist at the University of California, San Francisco.

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