The Hidden Sequence Behind Every Thought
From The Early Perspective · 00:49:02
Show by Avanish Srinivasan
What if every thought you’ve ever had, every plan, every sentence, every decision, was secretly just your brain running a sequence?In this episode of The Early Perspective, we sit down with Dr. Theresa Desrochers, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at Brown University. Together, we unpack how sequencing shows up not just in movement, but in language, memory, and reasoning—and why it might be the foundation of intelligence itself.Dr. Desrochers breaks down the difference between motor sequences (brushing your teeth) and the deeper cognitive sequences that govern how we plan, think, and act in the world. She explains how electrophysiology lets researchers literally listen to neurons fire in sequence, how studying both animals and humans gives a fuller picture of cognition, and how conditions like OCD reveal what happens when the brain’s sequencing system gets stuck.Hosted by Avanish Srinivasan. Learn more at youngaxons.com.
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