Male Computational Neuroscientist: “This is going to be a long flight, eh? Ah, I see you have a name tag on. Are you by any chance heading to the conference on human behavior?

Female Psychologist: “Why, yes.”

Male: “Well, it’s nice to meet you! That’s also my destination! So, what do you do for a living?”

Female: “I’m a clinical psychologist. And you?”

Male: “I’m a computational neuroscientist, specializing in brain disorders.”

Female:: “Interesting. I specialize in behavioral disorders. Sometimes I wonder if our fields are working on the same thing. What do you think?”

Male: “Indeed they are! My ultimate goal is to show that they’re exactly the same. All brain functions can be reduced to computation, after all. With the advent of large datasets and faster processing speeds, the secrets of the mind are soon to be revealed!”

Female: “Oh? How so?”

Male: “Simple. By building complex mathematical models of neural networks using the new science of artificial intelligence! With our modern tools, we’re now able to simulate brain function and emergent behavior!”

Female: “Artificial intelligence and neural networks are new? Weren’t they around back in the fifties? And weren't researchers working on the same thing back then that you’re doing now?”