Inevitable result? A neural network is a complex statistical processor (as opposed to being tasked to sequentially process and execute). The brain may be partitioned but it's all neurons. Given stochastic processes in the brain, not much is an inevitable result - just probable results. "Invites our participation:" To whom / what does "our" refer? The networks in our heads are us, not something "we" posses.
Gandalph On Feb 7, 2012, at 5:07 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: > On Feb 7, 7:11 pm, "L.W. Sterritt" <[email protected]> wrote: >> Isn't a "decision" just the result / output of a probably subconscious >> computation in the neural network, given some exogenous and endogenous >> inputs ? > > No, that's not a decision, it's an inevitable result. Our hypothalamus > does that kind of computation for us, but our cortex does not. It > invites our participation. > > Craig > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
