How the Human Brain Decides What Is Important and What’s Not

Re:How the Human Brain Decides What Is Important and What’s Not by ilaksh on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @07:46PM (#13431956)

Attention is relevant to artificial intelligence also. See http://agi-conf.org/hlai2016/ conferences and research (some on youtube -- search for 'AGI-16').

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Re:How the Human Brain Decides What Is Important and What’s Not by aperetto on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @08:42PM (#13432245)

It's also a large component in many mental disorders (schizophrenia, tourettes, ocd). Attention really comes down the brain filtering out a mess of stimulation. When that filtering malfunctions we see mind do very funny things, e.g. repeated thoughts and delusions.

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Re:How the Human Brain Decides What Is Important and What’s Not by SixSigma on Thursday January 19, 2017 @12:40PM (#13437622)

And dyslexia

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