> > Their conclusion is based on the assumptions that there are > 10^11 neurons and their average synapses number is 10^3. > Therefore the total potential relational combinations is > (10^11)! / (10^3)! ((10^11)! - (10^3)!), which is > approximately 10^8432. > > The model is obviously an oversimplification, and the number > is way too big.
I was wondering about that. It seems that the number represents the size of the phase space, when a more useful metric would be the size (Kolmogorov complexity) of the average point *in* the phase space. There is a world of difference between the number of patterns that can be encoded and the size of the biggest pattern that can be encoded; the former isn't terribly important, but the latter is very important. Cheers, -James Rogers [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
