A recent essay highlights the cognitive power of the peripheral nervous system, challenging the 'brain-in-a-vat' approach to artificial intelligence.
We often think of the brain as the sole seat of intelligence. A new analysis argues our peripheral nervous system is a vital cognitive partner, a lesson for AI's quest for embodied, general intelligence.
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