Numenta Research: Key Discoveries in Understanding How the Brain Works

Our mission at Numenta is to reverse-engineer the neocortex to solve a grand scientific challenge: how the brain works. Through our focus on cortical theory, we have made some important discoveries that lay the foundation for a new framework for intelligence. Watch the video to see two of those discoveries, both documented in peer-reviewed papers.

[preethasuresh]

doing things differently and in a Right way, I think you guys will probably find the answer, I totally agree on Jeff's theory about neo cortex, Nice work.

[Stan_]

I would like to see more videos from Numenta like this.

[fergusmoffat]

Please comment on how OpenWaters new MRI technology could contribute to your research in understanding the function of the cortical column, is it sufficiently powerful to allow you to reverse engineer its functions?

[bupehara]

Thank you so much for the video, it was amazingly explained 😊😊

[LukeMahan-xrxx]

Very interesting, thank you for making the video

[danbreeden]

Is it possible to enhance human intelligence

[fergusmoffat]

Is Numentas theory of mind realistic, considering recent work by Anthony Zador at the Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory, his work suggests that we cant understand the basic function of intelligence simply by understanding the function of single cortical column in isolation, since neurons in the columns are projected far into other parts of the brain and don't simply primarily connect to other neurons within the cortical column. This would suggest that understanding the function of a single cortical columns and therefor intelligence requires a much larger understanding of the full connectome . Does the Thousand brain theory of mind account for this, I feel like it may since this theory accounts for redundancy in connectivity and these 'projections' may be redundant.

Have you incorporated any findings from the IARPAs Microns project into your work, or theories ?

I have put a link below referring to Zadors work.

[jmsosullivan]

I mentioned this on a previous video, but your cerebellum is still on the wrong side of the brain. You should probably fix it.

[userou-igze]

you can't dub something a discovery and back it up with a paper that starts with 'Theory of...'. I may be wrong but it seems it might be a bit overstated

[DHorse]

Hmmmm. Nice voice.... Jeff...
Your fired. Where's Matt?