# Neural Stone

> Neural Stone asks why individuals, families, organizations and civilizations
> decline, and whether the collapse can be prevented by addressing the brilliance
> and blunders of neural computation.

Updated: 2026-09-23.

neuralstone.com is a single page. Everything below is on it. For the founder —
biography, books and his other work — the primary reference is
**https://anilrajput.com/**.

## The idea

- Neural circuits create our desires, feelings and behavior. Once sculpted by
  socio-genetic forces, neural wiring resists reform, like a stone.
- New minds mimic what is popular, and ideological software becomes neural
  hardware. Curiosity and competence can be instilled before adulthood sets in.
- When problems cannot be solved, prevention often becomes feasible. Neural Stone
  aims to offer ideas that define and defend individual and institutional
  well-being.

## Work

- New theories, with fresh definitions of common concepts such as God, religion,
  reality, science, facts, purpose, motivation, emotion, happiness and philosophy.
- Books. The first, *Cognitive Fitness*, was a bestseller in India and the US and
  appeared in Amazon India's "Editor's Picks" and "New and Notable" lists. A new edition with a chapter on AI is in preparation; the current edition is available in selected markets.

## The questions

The page lists fundamental questions under five headings: Individuals, Families,
Organizations, Civilizations and Artificial Intelligence. A sample:

- Why do brains prefer to follow what is popular in society?
- Why are families falling apart across the world, and why is the birth rate plummeting?
- Why don't companies last, and why do they lose their edge over time?
- Why do social solutions become problems and lead to the self-destruction of
  highly functional social systems?
- Are we heading for another conflict, this time between carbon and silicon
  intelligences?

## Contact

- Founder: Anil Rajput — primary site https://anilrajput.com/
- Email: anil@contextunbounded.com