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I am someone who doesn’t really know what field he’s in but would like to understand how the brain works.
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The speaker says they do not have a clear field or area of expertise, but they are drawn to understanding how the brain works. The contrast is between uncertainty about where they belong and a definite curiosity about the mind and its workings.
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- Nobel Prize Outreach — Physics 2024 Nobel Prize Lessons
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