What do brains and weather systems have in common? with Nicole Rust

Does brain science need a new grand plan? Is the brain less like an assembly line and more like a weather system? What does this mean for what counts as explanatory, and how might AI help us in the near future? What does any of this have to do with how the drug Ritalin got its name? Today we’ll speak with neuroscientist Nicole Rust, author of Elusive Cures.

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Nicole Rust. Elusive Cures: Why Neuroscience Hasn’t Solved Brain Disorders―and How We Can Change That. Princeton University Press.

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