9.360 - neurobiology of self
#course on neurobiology of self
Questions
To look out for
- how do we know our thoughts are us?
- how important is the social aspect to our sense of self?
- are there levels or components to sense of self?
To think about
To ask Fan
- does the autonomic nervous system work like financial markets?
- why are the parasympathetic vs sympathetic ganglia differently placed?
- how do we learn hierarchical relations between concepts? how does this apply to the self?
- on dreams
Goals/longer term
- what are the measurable aspects of sense of self?
- statistical mechanics for neurobiology of self
- can groups (societies) have a sense of self
Uncategorized
Ideas
Experiment/project
- how do we learn hierarchical relations between concepts? how does this apply to the self?: do kids of different ages refer to different parts of them as part of themselves?
- e.g. would a really young kid, like 3 years old or something, think of their arm as not really categorized as part of some larger concept?