On 3/20/2013 4:29 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: > > > On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 4:07:10 PM UTC-4, Brent wrote: > > On 3/20/2013 11:16 AM, Craig Weinberg wrote: >> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130320115111.htm >> <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130320115111.htm> >> >> "We are examining the activity in the cerebral cortex /as a >> whole/. The brain is a non-stop, always-active system. When we >> perceive something, the information does not end up in a specific >> /part/ of our brain. Rather, it is added to the brain's existing >> activity. If we measure the electrochemical activity of the whole >> cortex, we find wave-like patterns. This shows that brain >> activity is not local but rather that activity constantly moves >> from one part of the brain to another." >> >> Not looking very charitable to the bottom-up, neuron machine view. > > The same description would apply to a computer. Information moves > around and it is distributed over many transistors and magnetic > domains. > > > But it is eventually stored in particular addressed memory locations. > It is not part of a continuous wave of activity of the entire computer. > > Craig > Hi Craig,
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