Anecdotally, most people I've asked (myself included) seem to have an easier time counting in their first langugae, even if they haven't spoken it very often in years (I'm far more fluent in my second language, English). So it seems like for many mental tasks, there can be a variety of neural implementations.
OTOH early sensory areas in the brain all seem more or less isomorphic (modulo injury & disease). Where, when, how do individual brains start to diverge?
Side note: I finally read “Surely You’re Joking Mr Feynman”, and found out about his discovery of art — I believe those are some of his drawings in the link you shared, and they’re quite beautiful.
http://calteches.library.caltech.edu/607/2/Feynman.pdf
Anecdotally, most people I've asked (myself included) seem to have an easier time counting in their first langugae, even if they haven't spoken it very often in years (I'm far more fluent in my second language, English). So it seems like for many mental tasks, there can be a variety of neural implementations.
OTOH early sensory areas in the brain all seem more or less isomorphic (modulo injury & disease). Where, when, how do individual brains start to diverge?