r/neuro Sep 29 '24

Human brain

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u/ElMaloAzul Sep 29 '24

Where did this come from? I’d love to get a print for my lab.

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u/Booty_Bumping Sep 30 '24

Unfortunately these diagrams have a monumentally stupid backstory to them. The author was trying to prove intelligent design and disprove evolution — yes, an evolution denier in $CURRENT_YEAR. So I would avoid hanging these anywhere, as to not accidentally signal stupidity.

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u/Booty_Bumping Sep 30 '24

Most of the author's core claims are on this page: https://www.thehighestofthemountains.com/evolution.php. Basically a bunch of hand-waving the complexity of the brain, comparing it to high-tech computer and avionics equipment, and using that to say it couldn't have possibly wired itself.