On Sunday 14 September 2008, Dimitry Volfson wrote:
> Well, then I don't understand what you're looking for.
> Brain chemistry is part of the model.
Check out one of the sentences:
> "The thalamus in the limbic system ('leopard brain') converts the
> physical need into an urge within the cortex."
So if I shoot a "physical need" at a thalamus sitting in my lab, it'll
pop out an "urge" ? You're just talking about the output of the
neurons, not the concept of "urge" that most people talk about from
Webster's etc -- which is of the mind, not the brain. I'm not saying
that the mind is separate from the brain, I'm just saying that people
are confused and probably wrong when they talk about the mind. They
most often are .. having no background in neuroscience, etc.
If you look on the page, you see some "implementation details" like -
> Wants and needs have to struggle against one another in a priority
> list for action now or later or not at all. The strength of the urge
> is thus important, with strong urges leading to needs that jump the
> queue, demanding immediate action.
I'm a programmer, I know what a list and queue look like, show it to me.
Nobody has yet shown neurons doing math, much less a "list" object.
- Bryan
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