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The Reith Lectures: John Zachary Young - Doubt and Certainty in Science: The Human Calculating Machine

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The Human Calculating Machine

John Zachary Young - Doubt and Certainty in Science

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J Z Young examines how brain cells function.

J Z Young examines how brain cells function, and considers what scientists have discovered about their activity and what is still unknown, in his third Reith lecture.

The English zoologist and neurophysiologist John Zachary Young explores the function of the brain, the way it facilitates communication between human beings, and the current scientific methods used to further our understanding of its capacity, in his Reith lecture series entitled 'Doubt and Certainty in Science'. 

In his third lecture, entitled 'The Human Calculating Machine', J Z Young examines how brain cells function, and considers what scientists have discovered about their activity, and what is still unknown.


The Reith Lectures: John Zachary Young - Doubt and Certainty in Science

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Neurophysiologist J Z Young examines the scientific methods used to understand the brain.

English zoologist and neurophysiologist John Zachary Young explores the function of the brain, and the current scientific methods used to increase our understanding of it.

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