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Title: Mental Machinations
Review: Based on the known hierarchy of neurons in the cortex, Hawkins presents a plausible theory of how the cortex processes sensory inputs. Dense feedback from higher and lower levels in the hierarchy results in recognition and memory of prior learned patterns. Feedback from higher levels continuously predicts what will happen next in the time sequence of inputs. If these predictions are correct, the higher levels maintain a constant feedback pattern that amounts to recognition of a "named" pattern, such as a recognized word or face.Motor commands from the cortex control muscles and also branch into lower levels in the cortex, thus enabling recall of former sequences of motor inputs. This book provides a good framework to understand how our brains remember sequences of musical notes and muscle movements.
