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Walter Jackson Freeman III
American biologist, theoretical neuroscientist and philosopher (1927–2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the advocate and practitioner of lobotomy, see Walter Jackson Freeman II.
Walter Jackson Freeman III (January 30, 1927 – April 24, 2016), was an American biologist, theoretical neuroscientist[1] and philosopher who conducted research in rabbits' olfactory perception, using EEG. Based on a theoretical framework of neurodynamics that draws upon insights from chaos theory, he speculated that the currency of brains is primarily meaning, and only secondarily information.[2]
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Born | (1927-01-30)January 30, 1927 |
Died | April 24, 2016(2016-04-24) (aged 89) |
Parent(s) | Walter Jackson Freeman II (father) William Williams Keen (great-grandfather) |
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In "Societies of Brains" and in other writings, Freeman rejected the view that the brain uses representations to enable knowledge and behavior.