2008/12/3 Richard Loosemore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> Implication for neuroscientists proposing to build a WBE (whole brain >>> emulation): the resolution you need may now have to include all the >>> DNA in every neuron. Any bets on when they will have the resolution >>> to do that? >> >> No bets here. But they are proposing that elements are added onto the DNA, >> not that changes are made in arbitrary locations within the DNA, so it's not >> /quite/ as bad as you suggest > > It would be pretty embarrassing for people gearing up for scans with a > limiting resolution at about the size of one neuron, though. IIRC that was > the rough order of magnitude assumed in the proposal I reviewed here > recently.
It might well be. It is anyway apparent that there are different mechanisms in the brain for laying down long-term memories and for short-term thinking over the order of a few seconds. -- Philip Hunt, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=120640061-aded06 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
