A biologist's reflections on the human brain by J. Z. Young, F.R.S ., Professor of Anatomy at University College, London
8-Made in What Image?
Throughout his lectures Professor Young has drawn attention to a characteristic habit of the human brain-the habit of comparing new information with models already established in it by past experience, the alternation of certainty with doubt. New models are constantly required by scientists for the interpretation of new discoveries. In his final lecture Professor
Young comments on the models used by previous generations of biologists and indicates the new sort of comparisons modern scientists will have to make if they are to interpret adequately the latest research into the processes of life.