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The Neuroscientist Karl Friston

Karl Friston, a neuroscientist, published a radical theory called the ‘Free Energy Principle’ that has the neuroscience field in a tizzy. His papers, published in various journals, are heavily cited and discussed.
Friston also invented statistical parameter mapping, a brain-scanning technique that allows neuroscientists, for the first time in history, to access specific brain regions in detail.
Friston is like a rock star in his profession, having insights in stimulating topics like consciousness, quantum physics and psychedelics.

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A Neuroscientist’s Theory of Everything

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