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Re:Brain tissue samples suggest we stop growing new neurons ... by NutriSugar on Thursday March 08, 2018 @10:04AM (#16544707)
I think learning is more about losing neurons, not creating it. Or meatspace neural netowrks are less about changing weights and more about pruning connections.
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Re:Brain tissue samples suggest we stop growing new neurons ... by Tharkun on Thursday March 08, 2018 @11:13AM (#16545237)
I can't find the link, but I recently read an article that sugggested people with autism did less connection pruning during puberty than people without autism.
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