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Re: Is this a unified theory of the brain?     

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Author: JP
Date: May 29, 2008 22:34

...yet to a grand unified theory of the brain. From this single law...a Schrödinger equation for the brain might exist. Like most neuroscientists, ...object's location, becomes available. "The brain is an inferential agent, optimising its...p 44, for more on Bayesian theory). Over the past decade, neuroscientists have... someone talking, for example, your brain isn't simply receiving information, ...
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Author: John Jones
Date: May 29, 2008 11:57

...yet to a grand unified theory of the brain. From this single law... 44, for more on Bayesian theory). Over the past decade, neuroscientists ... Processing capacity of the human brain (in instructions per second)”Friston ... their predictions according to Bayesian theory. This may seem awfully abstract,... synaptic connections in an adult brain (in instructions per second)”Meanwhile,...
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Author: Sir Frederick
Date: May 29, 2008 08:00

...yet to a grand unified theory of the brain. From this single law...object's location, becomes available. "The brain is an inferential agent, optimising its... Processing capacity of the human brain (in instructions per second)”Friston ... their predictions according to Bayesian theory. This may seem awfully abstract, ...of synaptic connections in an adult brain (in instructions per second)”Meanwhile, ...
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Author: John Jones
Date: Jun 1, 2008 05:19

...the question 'how does the brain work' does not tell us...and predictions. Frequently, the old theory is wholly rejected and the...to be learned in demon theory to help bring about these...of course, supplanted the demon theory: we conclude that the demon...the entities posited by the theory (namely demons) do not exist...eliminated by advances in medical theory. They weren't eliminated. They...
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Author: Immortalist
Date: May 31, 2008 22:19

... the question 'how does the brain work' does not tell us ... predictions, and that some other theory in the same subject area ... and predictions. Frequently, the old theory is wholly rejected and the ...of course, supplanted the demon theory: we conclude that the demon...the entities posited by the theory (namely demons) do not exist...pertain to entities posited by theories. In the demon case, if...
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Author: bigfletch8
Date: May 31, 2008 08:36

... empty tasks like "how does the brain work"  (compare the equally pointless "... to the idea of a "unified brain theory". Unifying what? The idea of ... of babes and scientists ;-) You ask "unifying what"? Who or what is looking...after all. Are they using their brain to discover the identity of the... the futility of attemptting to use the brain to discover the ...
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Author: JP
Date: May 30, 2008 22:13

...social, psychological or any other type of rules? JP But the question 'how does the brain work' does not tell us what we need to go about answering it - so it's not...to look at "informational equilibrium". JP The authors already know how the brain 'works' in a material sense. It works through chemical structures. End of story. But not even...
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Author: John Jones
Date: May 30, 2008 12:53

... social, psychological or any other type of rules? JP But the question 'how does the brain work' does not tell us what we need to go about answering it - so it's not...I tried to look at "informational equilibrium". JP The authors already know how the brain 'works' in a material sense. It works through chemical structures. End of story. But not even ...
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Author: JP
Date: May 30, 2008 12:15

...JP But the question 'how does the brain work' does not tell us what we need to ... You're making it look complicated. 'How does the brain work' is not a bona fide question. ...equilibrium". JP The authors already know how the brain 'works' in a material sense. It works through... we can't find out what 'how does the brain work?' means. All we have to do to find ...
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Author: John Jones
Date: May 30, 2008 09:42

... empty tasks like "how does the brain work" (compare the equally pointless "...to the idea of a "unified brain theory". Unifying what? The idea of...of babes and scientists ;-) You ask "unifying what"? Who or what is looking...after all. Are they using their brain to discover the identity of the...recognise the futility of attemptting to use the brain to discover the brain...
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