Universal principles justify the existence of concept cells

Abstract

It is largely believed that complex cognitive phenomena require the perfect orchestrated collaboration of many neurons. However, this is not what converging experimental evidence suggests. Single neurons, the so-called concept cells, may be responsible for complex tasks performed by an individual. Here, starting from a few first principles, we layout physical foundations showing that concept cells are not only possible but highly likely, given that neurons work in a high dimensional space.

arXiv comment5 pages, 5 figures, Supplemental Material (+4 pages)