On 3/13/19 11:24 AM, Nick Thompson wrote: > */Now, as Glen points out, there is no need for this to be the case. The two > modalities could work on entirely different parts of the central nervous > systems, yet have pretty much the same effect for our purposes on behavior, > right?. /*
I think the answer depends on whether or not the system exhibits robustness (multiple generators produce the same result). This *is* what I want to ask. My own belief is, yes, the organism is complex, which means it's prone to both robustness and polyphenism. But I don't know that's the case, which is why I want to see the evidence that the organism is NOT robust and/or polyphenic as the "changes the brain in similar ways" assertion implies. Where is the evidence that similar outcomes imply similar causes? ... the so-called inverse problem? -- ☣ uǝlƃ ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com archives back to 2003: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
