Los Miércoles en la Academia: Humberto Maturana / "¿Qué hace el Sistema nervioso?"

Dr. Humberto Maturana, recipient of the 1994 National Prize for Natural Sciences, delivered a lecture entitled "What Does the Nervous System Do?" as part of the "Wednesdays at the Academy" series, an event organized by EXPLORA CONICYT and the Chilean Academy of Sciences. In his presentation, Dr. Maturana explained how the concept of autopoiesis, used to describe the organization of living systems, was developed. According to Professor Maturana, "We are systems determined by our structure because we are molecular systems; that is, external factors do not dictate what happens to us, they can only trigger specific structural changes."