This week's New Scientist has a fascinating article on a possible 'grand
theory' of the brain that suggests that virtually all brain functions can be
modelled with insert fashionable technique here
But seriously, I use bayes rule on an industrial scale in robotics
software. There is always a
Quotes like this make me shake my head:
Friston’s results have earned praise for bringing together so many
disparate strands of neuroscience. “It is quite certainly the most
advanced conceptual framework regarding an application of these
ideas to brain function in general,” says Wennekers.
Ben Goertzel wrote:
This stuff is important, but has been around in the literature for years now...
On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 6:59 AM, David Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2008/05/do_bayesian_statisti.html
This week's New Scientist has a fascinating article on a
Thanks. It would be nice to have an explanation of Friston's claims, e.g:
Meanwhile, Friston claims that the free-energy principle also gives plausible
explanations for other important features of the cortex. These include
adaptation effects, in which neurons stop firing after prolonged
This stuff is important, but has been around in the literature for years now...
On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 6:59 AM, David Hart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2008/05/do_bayesian_statisti.html
This week's New Scientist has a fascinating article on a possible 'grand
