On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 6:52:20 PM UTC-4, Stephen Paul King wrote: > > > On 3/20/2013 6:20 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: > > > > On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 5:30:58 PM UTC-4, Stephen Paul King wrote: >> >> >> 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 >>> >>> "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, >> >> What difference does that make? >> > > > Hi Stephen, > > The difference it makes to me that it is yet another example that the > mechanistic of view that the brain is increasingly unworkable, and that top > down organic qualities of consciousness are increasingly supported. The > brain is not a collection of neurons so much as neurons are fragments of a > nervous system. > > > Hi Craig, > > Yes, the cogwork model of the world and its constituent subsets is a > rotting corpse, but there is still not a wide consensus on an alternative. > What we are seeing is a knock-down drag out fight for the next paradigm. >
I agree, and I don't pretend to have a handle on the specifics of the next paradigm in neuroscience, but I think we have some of the broad strokes. Still, on this list, the rotting corpse is still strolling around... :) Craig > > -- > Onward! > > Stephen > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
