Karl Friston is one of the greatest neuroscientists in history, cited over 245,000 times, known for many influential ideas in brain imaging, neuroscience, and theoretical neurobiology, including the fascinating idea of the free-energy principle for action and perception.
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EPISODE LINKS: Karl's Website: https://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/~karl/ Karl's Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_J._Friston
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OUTLINE: 00:00 - Introduction 01:50 - How much of the human brain do we understand? 05:53 - Most beautiful characteristic of the human brain 10:43 - Brain imaging 20:38 - Deep structure 21:23 - History of brain imaging 32:31 - Neuralink and brain-computer interfaces 43:05 - Free energy principle 1:24:29 - Meaning of life https://lexfridman.com/karl-friston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=karl-friston
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