Re: FW: Cons and Facades - Welcome to My Nightmare Part 1.A

From: Mark M. Mills (mmills@htcomp.net)
Date: Sat Jul 01 2000 - 22:34:12 BST

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From: "Mark M. Mills" <mmills@htcomp.net>
Subject: Re: FW: Cons and Facades - Welcome to My Nightmare Part 1.A
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    Chris,

    >A good analogy for these left-high/right-low distinctions is the
    >consideration of a gene encoded in DNA vs the same gene encoded in mRNA. DNA
    >coding manifests 'right hemisphere' processing where the gene is 'diffuse'
    >in that it is spread-out through the DNA strand(s).

    This is probably not the topic you had intended to raise, but I your use of
    term gene raises some questions for me. I can't remember seeing the term
    'gene' being used as a 'substrate free' control/regulatory entity.
    Specifically, you describe the transfer of gene from DNA to mRNA.

    Can you quote any articles that use the term 'gene' in this substrate free
    sense?

    If the term gene can be used in a substrate free sense, then where else can
    it be encoded? proteins? cell membranes? neural tissue? artifacts?

    There is no mention of the word 'meme' in your post. I suspect your
    substrate free definition of 'gene' makes the term 'meme' unnecessary.
    From your perspective, 'genes' could be encoded in the brain or artifacts,
    the memetic territory. Break free of the absolute gene-DNA link and there
    is no need for a term called 'meme.'

    I like your frequency based metaphors for the mind, they parallel examples
    I've been reading about in 'Introduction to Quantitative EEG and
    Neurofeedback,' Evans, Abaranel (1999).

    Mark

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