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I personally have a feeling that when we do understand how the brain works it’s going to be much simpler than we currently think.
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The speaker feels that the brain’s workings will turn out to be less complicated than people currently suppose. The quote presents this as a personal expectation, not an established conclusion. It also acknowledges that a full understanding has not yet been reached.
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- Institution of Engineering and Technology, Grand Challenges in Computing Research Conference 2008
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- Official Statement
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