Re:Map of an Insect’s Brain
by cyberax on Monday March 13, 2023 @12:27AM
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The problem is not the neural simulation, but that we need to simulate pretty much all of the worm. And we currently can't do that.
The neurons in worm directly interact with muscle cells, for example, via peptide/monoamine signalling. Or with "remote" neurons.
This is all possible because neural network of the worms is directly integrated with everything. And the connectivity is hard-coded in its genome.
It's not true for more complex organisms, simply because you can't encode that kind of complexity in DNA. Instead it encodes the overall connectivity structure, so that emergent behavior provides necessary instincts.
The neurons in worm directly interact with muscle cells, for example, via peptide/monoamine signalling. Or with "remote" neurons.
This is all possible because neural network of the worms is directly integrated with everything. And the connectivity is hard-coded in its genome.
It's not true for more complex organisms, simply because you can't encode that kind of complexity in DNA. Instead it encodes the overall connectivity structure, so that emergent behavior provides necessary instincts.