If the brain only receives electrical impulses from the senses, what template does it use to construct reality? — VeganVernon
As I understand it, the templates consist of the basic architecture and connectivity of the sensory cortices. These facilitate the conversion of raw sensory input into contextual maps of the perceptual world, but what these basic mappings mean must be learnt through experience. In the process, a lot of pruning and rewiring of neural connections occurs.If the brain only receives electrical impulses from the senses, what template does it use to construct reality?
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