Can you rewire your brain?
Aeon Essays • 2/3/2026
Summary
The article titled "Can you rewire your brain?" by Peter Lukacs discusses the metaphor of rewiring the brain, suggesting it implies engineered precision. However, it argues that the brain is more akin to a forest than a circuit board. The piece is available on Aeon.
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