A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence

Jeff Hawkins

Mar 2021 · Sold by Basic Books

About this ebook

A bestselling author, neuroscientist, and computer engineer unveils a theory of intelligence that will revolutionize our understanding of the brain and the future of AI.

For all of neuroscience's advances, we've made little progress on its biggest question: How do simple cells in the brain create intelligence?

Jeff Hawkins and his team discovered that the brain uses maplike structures to build a model of the world—not just one model, but hundreds of thousands of models of everything we know. This discovery allows Hawkins to answer important questions about how we perceive the world, why we have a sense of self, and the origin of high-level thought.

A Thousand Brains heralds a revolution in the understanding of intelligence. It is a big-think book, in every sense of the word. 

One of the Financial Times' Best Books of 2021

One of Bill Gates' Five Favorite Books of 2021

Ratings and reviews

this book is such a good read for those beginning to show an interest in neuroscience and those interested in how the brain works. it answered many questions as well as creating more questions to be answered. it surpassed expectations and left me wanting to learn more! please read this if you are on the fence.

About the author

Jeff Hawkins is the cofounder of Numenta, a neuroscience research company; founder of the Redwood Neuroscience Institute; and one of the founders of the field of handheld computing. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and author of On Intelligence.