how the brain works

• Watch the following three interesting and in-depth video links, each about an hour long, from the Numenta site and Google:
  How HTM maps to the brain — Quoting the Numenta site: "This is an hour long talk describing how HTM technology maps to the anatomy and physiology or the brain. Engineers who are familiar with HTM have found this talk helpful so we decided to record it and make it available."
  Prospects and Problems of Cortical Theory
  How the Cortex Works