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Two parallel neural ectoderm progenitors contribute to the developing brain

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alexpotato · 1789761374 · focus · HN ↗
"You Are Two" [0] is a video that talks about what happens when the connection between the two hemispheres of the brain is severed.
If you've never seen it I HIGHLY recommend it if only to show how weird our brains actually are.
A good chaser to the above is Peter Watts talk on hive minds [1]. He was a neurology research and the author of the famous sci-fi novel Blindgsight [2]
0 - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfYbgdo8e-8&vl=en" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfYbgdo8e-8&vl=en
1 - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4uwaw_5Q3I" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4uwaw_5Q3I
2 - <a href="https://amzn.to/4xD40td" rel="nofollow">https://amzn.to/4xD40td
1. Dylan16807 · 1789768055 · focus · HN ↗
  While worth understanding, it's a completely different topic from the article.
2. throwaway17_17 · 1789788620 · focus · HN ↗
  Thank you for the link to Watts’ talk. It is a great watch and is certainly a great jumping off point for anyone writing fiction in the field.
  It also could be one of the most terrifying talks I’ve ever heard, but since it is eight years old, I am going to just pretend all of the research he mentions fell through and I have nothing worry about.

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