On 4/5/07, Eugen Leitl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 11:34:09AM +0200, Shane Legg wrote: > The wiring is not determined by the genome, it's only a facility > envelope. > > Some wiring is genetic, and some is not. On a large scale genes No, the wiring is not genetically determined. There is no specific gene telling cell 0x093785 to connect to cell 0x3464653, and a similiar gene for every other
That two specific neurons are not wired together due to genetics does not mean that there is not wiring that is genetically determined. The brain contains a huge about of wiring information that comes from the genes.
I've never claimed anything otherwise. But the genome is not a noticeable source of complexity in the adult individual.
I forget the exact number, but I think something like 20% of the human genome describes the brain. If somebody is interested in building a model of a working brain that's a lot of complexity.
numerics package. They are working in collaboration with something > like 400 researchers all around the world and the project will be > going for at least several decades. Simple it is not. It is not only simple, it is completely trivial in comparison to a hypothetical AI designed by people. The complexity in the behaviour comes from the neuroanatomy, not the code.
What you said was, "the models are not complex". What they are modeling IS the neuroanatomy and its behaviour. Shane ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?list_id=303
