On Tuesday 03 June 2008 09:54:53 pm, Steve Richfield wrote: > Back to those ~200 different types of neurons. There are probably some cute > tricks buried down in their operation, and you probably need to figure out > substantially all ~200 of those tricks to achieve human intelligence. If I > were an investor, this would sure sound pretty scary to me without SOME sort > of "insurance" like scanning capability, and maybe some simulations.
I'll bet there are just as many cute tricks to be found in computer technology, including software, hardware, fab processes, quantum mechanics of FETs, etc -- now imagine trying to figure all of them out at once by running Pentiums thru mazes with a few voltmeters attached. All at once because you never know for sure whether some gene expression pathway is crucially involved in dendrite growth for learning or is just a kludge against celiac disease. That's what's facing the neuroscientists, and I wish them well -- but I think we'll get to the working mind a lot faster studying things at a higher level. For example: http://repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt/bitstream/1822/5920/1/ErlhagenBicho-JNE06.pdf Josh ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: http://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=103754539-40ed26 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
