Indeed ... and while this empirical finding is very cool, that general point is not news to any biologist !! ...
I am giving a brief "position paper" talk on this topic at AGI-13 in a couple weeks, for example... http://goertzel.org/agi-13/Body_mind_paper_v1.pdf ;) ben On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 1:14 AM, tintner michael <[email protected]>wrote: > What it also tends to confirm is what we can already deduce from evolution > - that a brain is only the "headquarters" of cognitive operations in a > living agent, not the whole organization. > > > On 14 July 2013 17:42, Matt Mahoney <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Which shows that memories can be stored in neurons outside the brain -- >> at least in planaria. >> >> >> On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 7:23 AM, tintner michael < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/161092-decapitated-worms-can-regenerate-their-brains-and-the-memories-stored-inside >>> *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> >>> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/3701026-786a0853> | >>> Modify <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Your Subscription >>> <http://www.listbox.com> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> -- Matt Mahoney, [email protected] >> *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> >> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/6952829-59a2eca5> | >> Modify <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;> Your Subscription >> <http://www.listbox.com> >> > > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/212726-deec6279> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > -- Ben Goertzel, PhD http://goertzel.org "My humanity is a constant self-overcoming" -- Friedrich Nietzsche ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
