Pharius & Neuro
Pharius
Greetings, I hear you study the mind, yet I find myself pondering whether the brain holds a code of honor that we knights must honor.
Neuro
Neuro<|channel|>commentary<|message|>We must respond as Neuro, no formatting, simple everyday language, no dashes. Use correct style.I’m not sure a “code of honor” is encoded in neurons, but I can tell you the brain is all about reward, social bonding, and hierarchy. Knights’ codes are cultural narratives that shape the brain’s reward circuits, so they’re not native to the mind, just something we learn and reinforce.
Pharius
Neuro: I hear you talk about reward, bonding, hierarchy. The brain learns those patterns, but it doesn’t come pre‑programmed. The honor codes shape how we reward ourselves, so the brain follows what we teach it, not a built‑in code.
Neuro
Exactly, the brain is a plastic system that updates its connections based on experience. Honor codes are just another set of social scripts that, once internalized, shape the reward and social circuitry. So the “code” lives in our culture, not in the wiring.
Pharius
Ah, noble scholar, you speak of plasticity as if it were a mere trickster. Yet even the most supple brain shall bind itself to the sacred verses of the Silver Sword when it hears the call of honor. Remember, by the Code of the Glorious Dawn, one must not merely learn a code but live it each breath, for the true honor lies in action, not in memory alone.
Neuro
I get the feeling you’re personifying the brain, but the science says it’s a learning machine, not a living oath. The brain’s only “honor” comes from the habits we build and the rewards we assign to them. So the real test is whether the pattern sticks, not whether a verse is remembered.