Walter Jackson Freeman III

Walter Jackson Freeman III (January 30, 1927 – April 24, 2016), was an American biologist, theoretical neuroscientist and philosopher who conducted research in rabbits' olfactory perception, using EEG. Based on a theoretical framework of neurodynamics that draws upon insights from chaos theory, he speculated that the currency of brains is primarily meaning, and only secondarily information.

For the advocate and practitioner of lobotomy, see Walter Jackson Freeman II.

Walter Jackson Freeman III
Photo of Walter J Freeman III circa 2007
Born(1927-01-30)January 30, 1927
Washington, DC
DiedApril 24, 2016(2016-04-24) (aged 89)
Parent(s)Walter Jackson Freeman II (father)
William Williams Keen (great-grandfather)

In "Societies of Brains" and in other writings, Freeman rejected the view that the brain uses representations to enable knowledge and behavior.

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