(March 1, 2013 at 6:19 am)pocaracas Wrote: Now, onto some more theoretical models that you (and, possibly, everyone in the field) are ignoring...
- Just because you have a pretty network of neurons, it doesn't mean they'll do anything.. they require something extra:
Inputs - sensory inputs.... I think you may know what I mean... sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste.
Hormones - how do they influence each neuron?
Nutrients - how the concentration of a particular nutrient affects a neuron? Water counts as a nutrient, so does Oxygen.
Bottom line, your brain is not just a collection of neurons... it's part of a whole machinery which influences and is influenced by the brain.
Why don't you try to simulate a simple snail, with its limited brain and sensory apparatus and then scale up?
The mind is built slowly through experiences, you can't just expect to do a few sums and hey presto consiousness.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
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