> > Visual images, in particular, uniquely provide *isomorphic maps of objects.* >
Well, no. The congenitally blind also create internal isomorphic maps of objects Vision is a rich source of information, but it is does not in itself provide isomorphic maps of object -- it provides messy, noisy data that the brain then uses to construct roughly isomorphic maps of objects ... but the brain can also do this from other forms of data Anyway, I guess you're aware that computer vision is a flourishing field of AI research, even though this list has only handful of computer vision researchers on it. So it's not as though the idea that "vision is important to understanding human cognition" is an original one.... I have strong doubts that it's important to understanding cognition-in-general, but agree that it plays an important role in the human brain... -- Ben G ------------------------------------------- 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=123753653-47f84b Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
