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Re:Computational Model Reveals How the Brain Manages Short-T... by h-1 on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @12:03AM (#25566917)
Anyone can point out that autistic, schizophrenic or very old people lack certain inhibitions. But it's downright fascinating to think it may be explained by dulled inhibitory neurons or hypersensitive "regular" ones. That could be an easy fix!
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Re:Computational Model Reveals How the Brain Manages Short-T... by trevyn on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @01:55AM (#25567431)
>That could be an easy fix!

Famous last words?

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Re:Computational Model Reveals How the Brain Manages Short-T... by cortezdecoy on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @09:16AM (#25569887)
In one sense, almost certainly. But in another sense, any plausible fix is easy compared to the current situation.
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Re:Computational Model Reveals How the Brain Manages Short-T... by trevyn on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @11:16PM (#25578460)
The sense I intended was that it may indeed be an easy fix, but second- third- etc- order effects may actually make us all worse off in ways we never considered.
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