Paul Churchland

Intuition is unconscious computation.

Knowledge is distributed across the brain's architecture.

AI will mirror the brain's vector transformations.

Common sense is a useful fiction.

Understanding requires activating the right neural ensemble.

Dreams are the brain's offline simulations.

Morality evolves from social neural circuits.

Perception is theory-laden at the neural level.

The brain's plasticity is our greatest asset.

Eliminating bad theories clears the path for progress.

Reason and passion are intertwined in the brain.

Conscious decisions are the tip of the neural iceberg.

Empathy is mirrored neural activity.

The mind-body problem dissolves under neuroscientific scrutiny.

Computation without representation is possible in the brain.

Folk concepts will fade as neuroscience advances.

The soul's engine runs on neural fuel.

Life's meaning is found in neural connections.

Neuroscience touches every nerve of human experience.