Hi Sergey, That sounds fine. I apologize, I read your proposal as if it were representing contrary opinions with no serious validity backed by accepted neuroscience. Also, if it could be coupled with some of Felix's suggestions, it sounds like it would be an even more interesting presentation.
Sounds great. Cheers, David On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 10:20 PM, Felix Andrews <[email protected]> wrote: > Sergey, I would love to hear that talk. Distilled neuroscience is gold. > > Perhaps, along with Fergal's talk, it could lead into a forum/discussion > on potential computational experiments inspired by neuroscience? An > explicit bridge-building exercise between theory and practice. We would > need a skilled moderator. > > > On 27 October 2015 at 07:43, Marcus Lewis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> +1, I'd be interested in your talk. >> >> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 4:40 PM Sergey Alexashenko < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hey David, >>> >>> Sorry, I must have not been clear. I do not intend to present theories >>> from neuroscience, just evidence. For example, we now know that inhibitory >>> neurons can block off information input to an excitatory neuron's cell body >>> from one specific dendrite. That seems like it could be important, but HTM >>> has no way to account for that. There are a few other similar mechanics. >>> >>> Obviously, I have theories about these behaviors (and so do other >>> people), but I do not want to present them for similar reasons to those in >>> your email. >>> >>> What are your thoughts on that approach? >>> >>> Sergey >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 4:18 PM, David Ray <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Sergey, >>>> >>>> Can you put it in context - show how the contrary opinions actually >>>> demonstrate computational viability - and not just someone's opinions? Show >>>> how the challenging theories have a computational model which illustrates a >>>> more efficient likelihood of prediction accuracy? Because If all the >>>> challenging theories do is propose a theory, then how is it a contribution >>>> considering HTM theory yields actual results. >>>> >>>> So personally I'm not interested unless the theory can demonstrate an >>>> increase in cognitive resolution. >>>> >>>> But that's just me... >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Oct 26, 2015, at 5:28 PM, Sergey Alexashenko < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hey everyone, >>>> >>>> Do you think there would be any interest in a short talk on some >>>> neuroscience challenges to HTM theory? I am specifically thinking about >>>> dendritic computation, role of inhibitory neurons and non-Hebbian >>>> plasticity. I know this sounds dense, but I am reasonably sure I can make >>>> it sound accessible to people who have only On Intelligence and the white >>>> paper as their background. >>>> >>>> Sergey >>>> On Oct 26, 2015 3:22 PM, "Fergal Byrne" <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes, either Matt will get a recording, or the speaker will, or someone >>>>> will come and use their own camera/mike. Or best, all of these. >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 9:44 PM, Marcus Lewis <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Will these talks be recorded? I vote for "yes". >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Matthew Taylor <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks Fergal, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Please edit this wiki document: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://github.com/numenta/nupic/wiki/HTM-Challenge-Community-Meetup-Planning >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------- >>>>>>> Matt Taylor >>>>>>> OS Community Flag-Bearer >>>>>>> Numenta >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 12:54 PM, Fergal Byrne >>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> > Thanks Matt for organising the Hangout this morning/afternoon. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > The Community Meetup on Friday, November 13th [1] is hosted by >>>>>>> Numenta but >>>>>>> > is our day. Please have your say in designing and shaping how the >>>>>>> day works. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > The current proposal is a mixture of longish talks (40-50mins plus >>>>>>> Q&A) and >>>>>>> > lightning talks (5-15mins plus Q&A). >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > We have so far pencilled in two long-form talks: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > 1. Donna Dubinsky (Numenta co-founder and CEO) on the "Business of >>>>>>> HTM" >>>>>>> > 2. Me on "Symphony from Synapses: Neocortex as a Universal >>>>>>> > Dynamical Systems Modeller" >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > We have from 3pm until 9ish, so there's plenty of room for talks >>>>>>> of both >>>>>>> > types. I'd personally enjoy a good mixture of a few more long-form >>>>>>> and a >>>>>>> > good number of swift talks. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Matt is going to set up a Wiki page for this (he'll post a link >>>>>>> here), so >>>>>>> > please jump in with your talk proposals - specify approx length of >>>>>>> the talk >>>>>>> > so we can figure out how to schedule them. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > For those who cannot attend in person, we'll hopefully organise a >>>>>>> > webcast/hangout way to deliver your contribution. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > This is all subject to objections/amendments from you guys, >>>>>>> nothing is set >>>>>>> > in stone. >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Regards, >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Fergal Byrne >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > [1] http://www.meetup.com/numenta/events/224711563/ >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > -- >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Fergal Byrne, Brenter IT @fergbyrne >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > http://inbits.com - Better Living through Thoughtful Technology >>>>>>> > http://ie.linkedin.com/in/fergbyrne/ - >>>>>>> https://github.com/fergalbyrne >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Founder of Clortex: HTM in Clojure - >>>>>>> > https://github.com/nupic-community/clortex >>>>>>> > Co-creator @OccupyStartups Time-Bombed Open License >>>>>>> http://occupystartups.me >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Author, Real Machine Intelligence with Clortex and NuPIC >>>>>>> > Read for free or buy the book at >>>>>>> https://leanpub.com/realsmartmachines >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > e:[email protected] t:+353 83 4214179 >>>>>>> > Join the quest for Machine Intelligence at http://numenta.org >>>>>>> > Formerly of Adnet [email protected] http://www.adnet.ie >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> Fergal Byrne, Brenter IT @fergbyrne >>>>> >>>>> http://inbits.com - Better Living through Thoughtful Technology >>>>> http://ie.linkedin.com/in/fergbyrne/ - https://github.com/fergalbyrne >>>>> >>>>> Founder of Clortex: HTM in Clojure - >>>>> https://github.com/nupic-community/clortex >>>>> Co-creator @OccupyStartups Time-Bombed Open License >>>>> http://occupystartups.me >>>>> >>>>> Author, Real Machine Intelligence with Clortex and NuPIC >>>>> Read for free or buy the book at https://leanpub.com/realsmartmachines >>>>> >>>>> e:[email protected] t:+353 83 4214179 >>>>> Join the quest for Machine Intelligence at http://numenta.org >>>>> Formerly of Adnet [email protected] http://www.adnet.ie >>>>> >>>> >>> > > > -- > Felix Andrews / 安福立 > http://www.neurofractal.org/felix/ > -- *With kind regards,* David Ray Java Solutions Architect *Cortical.io <http://cortical.io/>* Sponsor of: HTM.java <https://github.com/numenta/htm.java> [email protected] http://cortical.io
