On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 2:47 AM, Mike Tintner <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks. V g article setting out conflicting camps. But I find it difficult > to get much of a grip on his alternative "distributed" (vs "locationist") > paradigm of brain functioning - how about you? >
It is probably the case that both of the "conflicting" camps are to some extent legitimate, because the brain strikes me as very discrete-and-connected. I think that the message here is to be suspicious of claims of a simple top down hierarchy with each organ having a certain function. Mike > -----Original Message----- From: Mike Archbold > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 2:30 AM > > To: AGI > Subject: Re: [agi] Neuroscience article on self-awareness > > This is another anti-dogma neuroscience book, out evidently last year > but with a fresh review: > > A Critical Appraisal of Cognitive Neuroscience, Uttal 2011, MIT Press > > http://metapsychology.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=book&id=6638&cn=396 > > > > On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 9:29 AM, Mike Archbold <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 2:18 AM, Anastasios Tsiolakidis >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 6:23 AM, Mike Archbold <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I should get a neuroscience feed with a bit more >>>> rigor. >>> >>> >>> If your neuroscience feed could change the world it would be illegal. >>> As someone who's spent a few years in close proximity to >>> neuroscientists I'd wager all 10 euro in my bank account that you >>> could skip the next 20 years of research and miss nothing, AGI-wise. >>> You'd be better off following and/or participating in AGI projects or >>> starting your own. As mentioned before for a mere 10 million dollars >>> you could even sponsor your very own "Archie AGI" project :) >>> >> >> >> I like this kind of strong opinion but I'm just trying to stay abreast >> of what is going on in neuroscience. The more certain sort of >> articles it seems are the rough ~ equivalent to "narrow neuroscience" >> but the system-wide neuroscience articles get somewhat more sketchy. >> So in a way it is like AI research. The more focused and constrained >> the more respectable. >> >> Mike A >> >>> AT >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------- >>> AGI >>> Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now >>> RSS Feed: >>> https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/11943661-d9279dae >>> Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; >>> >>> Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > > > > ------------------------------------------- > AGI > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/6952829-59a2eca5 > > Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > > > ------------------------------------------- > AGI > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/11943661-d9279dae > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-c97d2393 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-2484a968 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
