Susan Greenfield - Computational Theory of the Mind

Make a donation to Closer To Truth to help us continue exploring the world's deepest questions without the need for paywalls: https://shorturl.at/OnyRq Free access Closer to Truth's library of 5,000+ videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Does the mind work like a computer? Are mental processes the product of computation in that information processing is the essence of mind or consciousness? This view is popular among computer scientists but rejected by most philosophers. What can we learn about the mind by considering this computational theory? Watch more videos on the mind-body problem: https://shorturl.at/bpGV3 Support the show with Closer To Truth merch from our Bonfire store: https://bit.ly/3P2ogje Susan Adele Greenfield is a British scientist, writer, broadcaster, and member of the House of Lords. Greenfield, whose specialty is the physiology of the brain, has worked to research and bring attention to Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Subscribe to the Closer To Truth podcast wherever you listen: https://shorturl.at/hwGP3 Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.