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Why Your Brain Acts Like a DJ Playing Random Tracks: The Mystery of Movement

Why Your Brain Acts Like a DJ Playing Random Tracks: The Mystery of Movement

Ever wonder why you suddenly feel like standing up or twitching a finger for no reason? MIT researcher Allison Hamilos is using AI to decode the brain's 'avalanches' of activity. It turns out your spontaneity might be the difference between surviving a predator and becoming its lunch.