Tatiana Chernihiv on what we don't know about the brain

Our brain is a universal and the most powerful computer, we just don't know how to use it properly. Humanity aspires to the stars, although it has practically not started exploring the inner space.

The more we learn about the structure of our brain, the more questions arise. One philosopher said that a system cannot study a system more complex than itself. And we dig inside, and the end of this rabbit hole is not in sight.

In 1866, in his essay "Reflexes of the brain," Ivan Sechenov wrote that physiology is the basis of all mental processes. And despite the time that has passed, humanity has not yet been able to answer the most intimate questions.

Where does consciousness live? Does memory have a permanent place of residence? How real is what we see, because our brain processes information and we don't know what is working properly in it, and what periodically crashes? Who are we and what are we? Can artificial intelligence have consciousness? Does our neural network have free will, or are we born with certain qualities and functions already sewn in?

The Wachowski brothers (now brother and sister), creating the Matrix, created a masterpiece, because we really can't say exactly what kind of taste the chicken is, and whether our settings are confused? Maybe there really isn't any spoon?

And a little more food for thought and surprise.