Re: Study shows brain can learn without really trying

From: Wade T.Smith (wade_smith@harvard.edu)
Date: Thu Nov 22 2001 - 16:55:07 GMT

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    Hi Robin Faichney -

    >All that's
    >required to validate the most basic memetic model is imitation.

    Or commonality.

    Similar environments populated by similar species produce similar
    behaviors. No imitation of any sort is required.

    Imitation itself in such models is an illusion.

    - Wade

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