# Thought Depends on Connection by Marvin Minsky > "The laws of thought depend not only on brain cells, but also on how they are connected." > **— Marvin Minsky**, *The Society of Mind (1987), excerpt candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Society of Mind (1987), excerpt candidate. ## 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/Marvin Minsky|Marvin Minsky]] - [[wiki/Connectomics|Connectomics]] - [[wiki/Whole-Brain Connectomics|Whole-Brain Connectomics]] - [[wiki/Neural Mapping|Neural Mapping]] - [[wiki/MICrONS|MICrONS]] - [[wiki/FlyWire|FlyWire]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The laws of thought depend not only on brain cells, but also on how they are connected." — Marvin Minsky, The Society of Mind (1987), excerpt candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-marvin-minsky-thought-depends-connection ```