(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Vivian Lam, The Conversation (THE CONVERSATION) Scientists know both a lot and very little about the brain. With billions of neurons and trillions of connections among them, and the experimental limitations of examining the seat of consciousness and bodily function, studying the human brain is a technical, theoretical and ethical challenge. And one of the biggest challenges is perhaps one of the most fundamental – seeing what it looks like in action.
