This might give you some idea of things that are in process... http://bluebrain.epfl.ch/page18699.html
http://www.icta.ufl.edu/projects/publications/Manuscript-HWRS-0820.pdf http://sentientmachine.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html http://rayne-vandunem.livejournal.com/144071.html I think we are moving in this direction well on time before the next decade deadline.. Regards, Jitesh Dundas On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 8:45 AM, jitesh dundas <[email protected]> wrote: > I have just started studying computational neuroscience. I have > interests in this field . > Thank you for your replies. I hope we can brainstorm and get answers > to questions that we all think of as impossible at present . > > Regards, > jd > > On 5/27/10, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: > > May I ask what kind of science are you studying? > > > > On May 27, 4:23 am, jitesh dundas <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am not saying this because I want to be a marketing/political > >> guy..That is the last thing to think off..l > >> > >> I just look at the possibilities that we could achieve in the near > >> future. I hope you agree that we are moving in this direction.All > >> inventions/discoveries ,including computers were a dream far distant. > >> > >> I am not overconfident but just simply optimistic. > >> > >> Sentience is possible in humans due to sensory motions and > >> information communication mechanisms that work in sync with the brain. > >> Which are the ways in which we could understand the human brain so as > >> to make our computer achieve sentience.. > >> > >> Regards, > >> Jitesh Dundas > >> > >> On 5/27/10, Fabrizio Giudici <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >> > Hash: SHA1 > >> > >> > On 5/26/10 21:50 , jitesh dundas wrote: > >> >> Thanks for your reply. However, I still think we can do it. Why do > >> >> we think that such inventions are impossible. I am just expressing > >> >> that we are on the road to success(when computers will have human > >> >> like brains)..Very ue, this is difficult. However,not impossible. > >> > >> >> So I request you to look at the possibilities and not worry about > >> >> the bad sides..I am optimistic,yes but I am being realisticly > >> >> optimistic...We are on our way to achieving this. With so many > >> >> brilliant scientists working on this and so much money involved, > >> >> there is bound to be progress in this direction... > >> > >> > What I really don't understand, Jitesh, is your purpose about > >> > discussing the topic. In our exchanges, you attributed to me the > >> > arguments "rat brains are simple" and "rat have not been made for > >> > designing software" (in the mail that didn't get through the mailing > >> > list). Now you talk about bad sides (I'm not sure if "you" refers to > >> > me or generically to all the people here, as somebody talked about > >> > "bad sides"). But the most common answer that you are getting here is > >> > that the thing is extremely much more complex than you think and it > >> > could be even impossible. We could be wrong, of course, and I'd like > >> > to hear some counter-argument from you; but everything you > >> > counter-answer is that you're optimistic and it can be surely done. > >> > What's the point? :-) Such an attitude without arguments is more > >> > suitable to marketing or politics, rather than science/technology. > >> > >> > - -- > >> > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager > >> > Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." > >> > java.net/blog/fabriziogiudici -www.tidalwave.it/people > >> > [email protected] > >> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > >> > Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.14 (Darwin) > >> > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla -http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ > >> > >> > iEYEARECAAYFAkv9f/0ACgkQeDweFqgUGxcyswCfQr/QOWlNoYbaW4QQWm6OFHab > >> > 00QAn1gtH1ZdUkpBuvULeZqkCLiWADcb > >> > =kkpk > >> > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Java Posse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" 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/javaposse?hl=en.
