Daniel Wolpert
My goodness, this guy get carried away. He is in principle right, the brain exists to move the body. This idea had been in serious scientific circulation since at least the 1930s, but each generation seems to forget it. See, for example Rhythms of the Brain by Gyorgy Buzsaki. Or better, give a listen.
Mr. Wolpert's problem is he tries to explain EVERYTHING from this point of view. No, sorry.
I sometimes wish I had not moved away from brain science. The bit which I have yet to see discussed in all of this "the brain is for movement" stuff is the role of the cerebellum. I believe it is critical to just about everything, but most people dismiss it.
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