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Re:The Strange Similarity of Neuron and Galaxy Networks by JBorrow on Saturday July 22, 2017 @02:02PM (#14828426)
But that is not how these models are constructed. They are from empirical data - they just tell you how many objects of a given size exist. The analogy is that the power spectra for the brain and the power spectra for the large scale structure are two different photographs (of actual things!) and look strikingly similar.
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Re:The Strange Similarity of Neuron and Galaxy Networks by brudgers on Sunday July 23, 2017 @10:15AM (#14832339)
Viewed from five meters away, a photo of a duck and a photo of an iPhone may appear to be strikingly similar. The important differences depend on the level of granularity at which they are observed and the purpose for which they are observed.
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