One of the only times I remind people I have a PhD in computational neuroscience is when people without a neuroscience background say their …

One of the only times I remind people I have a PhD in computational neuroscience is when people without a neuroscience background say their model works "like the brain." In these cases, I put on my neuroscience hat, put on my PhD cloak, and say in my important voice: "No, your model is not behaving like the brain." New Anthropic research: A global workspace in language models. Of everything happening in your brain right now, only a tiny fraction is consciously accessible—thoughts you can describe, hold in mind, and reason with. We found a strikingly similar divide inside Claude.

Source: Gary Marcus (X) | 2026-07-06