Name: The real reason for brains
Uploaded: 2011-11-03T14:55:30Z
Duration: 19 min 42 s
Description: Neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert starts from a surprising premise: the brain evolved, not to think or feel, but to control movement. In this entertaining, data-rich talk he gives us a glimpse into how the brain creates the grace and agility of human motion.

Neuroscientist Daniel Wolpert starts from a surprising premise: the brain evolved, not to think or feel, but to control movement. In this entertaining, data-rich talk he gives us a glimpse into how the brain creates the grace and agility of human motion.

Daniel Wolpert: The real reason for brains

The real reason for brains

Brains evolved not for thought or perception but to produce adaptable, complex movements, illuminating human motion's intricacies.

Through Bayesian decision theory, we learn that our movements and perceptions are shaped by predictive computations in the brain.

Our stereotypical movements are an evolutionary and learning outcome, designed to minimize the impact of sensory noise and variability.