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Re:Why Does the Neocortex Have Columns? A Theory of Learning... by evv on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @05:08PM (#15554281)
> The coincidence that this picture emerges at the same time as current fads in tech is too great to ignore

Neural networks weren't nearly as much of a fad back in 2004 when Hawkins published On Intelligence. They did a fantastic job of illustrating how the neocortex may be a hierarchy of these pattern recognizers (columns). It's a highly engaging read!

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