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Most neuroscientists accept that the brain computes by modifying its synapses, the links between neurons. On this view, the brain learns because experience molds it, rather than because experience implants facts. But experience does implant facts. We all know this, because we retrieve and make use of them throughout the day. Most neuroscientists believe that the brain learns by rewiring itself—by changing the strength of connections between brain cells, or...