# Brain Circuitry and Mind by Edward S. Boyden > "If we understand how the circuitry of the brain computes things like thoughts and emotions, it could help us to know more about what it means to be human." > **— Edward S. Boyden**, *2015, MIT News interview* ## Sources and Context - **Exact original source passage:** “If we understand how the circuitry of the brain computes things like thoughts and emotions, it could help us to know more about what it means to be human,” Boyden says. - **Editorial repair and evidence:** The poster restores Boyden’s complete conditional sentence and terminal punctuation. [MIT News, “Seeking deeper understanding of how the brain works”](https://news.mit.edu/2015/faculty-profile-edward-boyden-0522), published May 21, 2015. No timecode is asserted. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] - **Article:** [[articles/Machine Intelligence from Cortical Networks and the Allen Institute|Machine Intelligence from Cortical Networks and the Allen Institute]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Ed Boyden|Ed Boyden]] - [[wiki/Neural Mapping|Neural Mapping]] - [[wiki/Connectomics|Connectomics]] - [[wiki/Whole-Brain Connectomics|Whole-Brain Connectomics]] - [[wiki/MICrONS|MICrONS]] - [[wiki/FlyWire|FlyWire]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "If we understand how the circuitry of the brain computes things like thoughts and emotions, it could help us to know more about what it means to be human." — Edward S. Boyden, 2015, MIT News interview https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-edward-boyden-brain-circuitry-mind ```