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>From: erwin@trwacs.UUCP (Harry Erwin)
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Subject: Re: From neurons to computation: how?
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Date: 16 Dec 91 13:23:15 GMT
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In principle, we can create a thinking being from the right elements, but
a colleague (a neurophysiologist) keeps hammering the idea into me that a
cell is not just a collection of element and compounds. It's not even an
organized collection. He points out that it's a dynamic system, and the
dynamics are sufficiently complex and sufficiently coupled with its
environment that it's very difficult to imagine any way of building it in
isolation. Similar point applies for a brain. Thus, studies of simpler but
related systems are extremely valuable.

Cheers,
-- 
Harry Erwin
Internet: erwin@trwacs.fp.trw.com



