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by ninjagoo 59 days ago
>> If you pay attention to cats, you figure out they are fuzzy little “difference engines.”

> That must be a mechanism in the brain rather than the eye

Check out "A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence" [1] by Jeff Hawkins [2], of PalmPilot fame. This theory postulates, in part, and with evidence, that brains are continuously comparing sensory input and movement context with learned models. I found the book to be mind-blowing, so to speak ...

[1] https://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Brains-New-Theory-Intelligen...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Hawkins