Re:MRI Scans of a person's brain
by marmaduke on Sunday January 24, 2016 @02:11PM
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> (1) Even simplified simulations such as the Human Brain Project require so much computing power that (2) modeling a single mind is prohibitive
This step from (1) to (2) is a common assumption that most people are unwilling to reconsider, but it's equally possible to reject bottom-up modeling and ask what are the high-level constraints on brain activity that shape and direct it. This is what we do with the data I mentioned (T1, EEG, etc).
This step from (1) to (2) is a common assumption that most people are unwilling to reconsider, but it's equally possible to reject bottom-up modeling and ask what are the high-level constraints on brain activity that shape and direct it. This is what we do with the data I mentioned (T1, EEG, etc).