Beyond the Brain - NYTimes.com - 7 views
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This is what’s happening right now with neuroscience.
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you get captivated by it and sometimes go off to extremes, as if understanding the brain is the solution to understanding all thought and behavior.
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"It's a pattern as old as time. Somebody makes an important scientific breakthrough, which explains a piece of the world. But then people get caught up in the excitement of this breakthrough and try to use it to explain everything." Good to read and raise your radar. Simplistic arguments for a complex topic. He offers 2 alternative views. What's that about?