Greetings,
I would appreciate it if someone could point me in the right direction
to material that could help me with the following problem
My interest primarily focuses on how the brain represents and reasons
about parts of the physical universe.
Let us for example take the instance of a simple traffic light system
controlled 4 way crossing.
Does the brain reason about this simple reality as
- an algorithm of changing states (red -> greed -> orange .... )
- Or does it reason about it as a rule set:
the crossing is composed of for directions ..
each direction is governed by a traffic light
the traffic light for two crossing direction must include a red light
(or we'll have an accident)
- Or does it reason about it in terms of objects such as
the crossing has four traffic lights
the traffic lights have three colors.
- Or something vastly different
- Or we haven't got a clue
You see I'm trying to compare the various types of programming
languages against how closely they match the human thinking process.
The argument I'm trying to make is that if a computer programming
method is developed that is well aligned with the human process of
thought then we shall get more understandable designs.
My "layman" suspicions are that the human mind uses several abstract
representation methods simultaneously and "somehow" weaves in/out off
or integrates there different representations.
Arman.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jack L. DiGiuseppe, Ph.D. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 2:11 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: The brain
Arman,
When we talked at the NAG, I mentioned that I would ask a friend of
mine,
who is a student of the mind, about reference sources on how the brain
works.
Before I do that, could you please send me kind of a capsule summary of
the
specific aspect of the workings of the brain that you are interested
in. I'm afraid I have forgotten some of the things we talked about.
Best regards,
- Jack
-----Original Message-----
From: Anwar, Arman
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 3:03 PM
To: 'Jack L. DiGiuseppe, Ph.D.'
Cc: Anwar, Arman; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: The brain
Hello Jack,
Great to hear from you. I was, Actually thinking of writing to you a
few days back. Unfortunately I must have gotten consumed by the mundane
realities of life.
Well anyway, better late than never.
My interest primarily focuses on how the brain represents and reasons
about parts of the physical universe.
Let us for example take the instance of a simple traffic light system
controlled 4 way crossing.
Does the brain reason about this simple reality as
- an algorithm of changing states (red -> greed -> orange .... )
- Or does it reason about it as rule set:
the crossing is composed of for directions ..
each direction is governed by a traffic light
the traffic light for two crossing direction must include a red light
(or we'll have an accident)
- Or does it reason about it in terms of objects such as
the crossing has four traffic lights
the traffic lights have three colors.
- Or something vastly different
You see I'm trying to compare the various types of programming
languages against how closely they match the human thinking process.
The argument I'm trying to make is that if a computer programming
method is developed that is well aligned with the human process of
thought then we shall get more understandable designs.
My layman suspicions are that the human mind uses several abstract
representation methods simultaneously and "somehow" weaves in/out off
or integrates there different representations.
Arman.
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