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From: victor@cs.vu.nl (Victor Allis)
Subject: Function of RNA in Brain 
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I post this for a friend.
Please reply to the address below, not to me.

> I'm Jeroen Cabbolet and I study informatics at the University of  
> technology in Delft. I'm trying to grasp a consciousness on a  
> computer, but I have some questions about RNA which need to be  
> adressed first.
> 
> My questions are:
> 1. Could it be so that m-RNA is used to preserve stimuli-information  
> (such as the particular sound of shape of an object) in the brain ?
> 2. Is it true that the neurotransmitters (and maybe some peptides)  
> have very specific emotions attached to their use in the brain,  
> emotions such as happiness, lust, hunger, anger, fear, etc ?
> 
> Thank you very much for reading this and even more for your reply...
> 
> Jeroen Cabbolet 
> 
> 
> You can reach me at s153834@dutiws.twi.tudelft.nl
> 
