Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id IAA24170 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Thu, 7 Feb 2002 08:44:49 GMT Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 00:39:09 -0800 Message-Id: <200202070839.g178d9S03830@mail14.bigmailbox.com> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary X-Mailer: MIME-tools 4.104 (Entity 4.116) X-Originating-Ip: [65.80.161.203] From: "Joe Dees" <joedees@addall.com> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Beam me up, Scotty Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk('binary' encoding is not supported, stored as-is)
> "Dace" <edace@earthlink.net> <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Re: Beam me up, ScottyDate: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 10:10:40 -0800
>Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
>
>Joe Dees:
>
>> >> But one thing that people who built computers got right is the fact
>that
>> >brains store knowledge and memories, so they intentionally built an
>analogue
>> >into computers for the naturally evolved ability of human brains to store
>> >memories and knowledge in neuronal-axonal-dendritic-synaptic
>configurations.
>> >>>>
>> >
>> >You sure about that? Who devised the electronic storage of data, and
>where
>> >did he claim to have been mimicking the brain?
>> >
>> Alan Turing and John Von Neumann both made such assertions, and were
>instrumental in elaborating the theory such technological achievements
>instantiated.
>>>>
>
>In what way were they mimicking the brain? Are you telling me they studied
>neural networks and devised computer memory storage on the basis of this?
>
>It's one thing to have a vague notion that you're creating an artificial
>analogue to the brain. It's quite another to develop technology
>specifically from the study of the brain.
>
They were both geniuses and polymaths, and I'm quite sure that they kept current on everything tha could aid them in the realization of their objectives.
>
>Ted
>
>
>
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