Language models can explain neurons in language models

Re:Language models can explain neurons in language models by jwestbury on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @08:45AM (#35886510)

> 2. Neurons are the definitive difference between the brain and the rest of the body. There is “other stuff” in the brain, but it’s not so different from the “other stuff” that’s in your rear end.

Our digestive systems appear to be important to our behaviour, though. Some recent work in mice showed that if colonised with bacteria from faeces of humans with autism, the mice would begin to show autistic behaviours.

So, not sure your argument here is especially strong.

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Re:Language models can explain neurons in language models by hanspeter on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @05:08PM (#35893553)

The role that digestive systems potentially play for our behavior is via neurotransmitters, so in the end it is the neurons, that are responsible.

If the study you mention show something else, I would actually be very interested in a source.

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