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Human thoughts are emergent properties that arise from individual neurons firing together in the brain — a counterintuitive process that humans 100,000 years ago never would have guessed

Human thoughts are emergent properties that arise from individual neurons firing together in the brain. This is a counterintuitive process that humans 100,000 years ago never would have guessed — thought itself is an emergent phenomenon.

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Human thoughts are emergent properties that arise from individual neurons firing together in the brain. This is a counterintuitive process that humans 100,000 years ago never would have guessed — thought itself is an emergent phenomenon.

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    Human Thoughts as Emergent Properties of Neurons Firing Together

    Human thoughts are emergent properties that arise from individual neurons firing together in the brain - a counterintuitive process that humans 100,000 years ago never would have guessed

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