Tag Archives: brain

I never meant to study the brainstem

Posted on September 25, 2025 by P.T.R. Rupprecht

I was recently invited to contribute a guest post on Substack by Vijay Iyer – some years ago one of the main developers of ScanImage in the lab of Karel Svoboda, and more recently a strong advocate for ME/CFS awareness … Continue reading →

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Annual report of my intuition about the brain (2024)

Posted on January 8, 2025 by P.T.R. Rupprecht

The brain is a complex system that cannot be understood by a strictly structured approach. Knowledge must grow organically, and a systematic approach can sometimes hinder understanding. In formal education, this truth is often hidden because curricula and instructors provide the structuring of knowledge already. But when it comes to acquiring new knowledge and insight, rather than merely processing and assembling pre-existing knowledge, this systematic approach must be continuously interrupted and re-invented to enable real progress. Continue reading →

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