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>"Unfortunately, we do not yet have the techniques to also reconstruct the i/o function, neurotransmitter type, ion channel type, I/V curve of each synapse, etc
by nonbel 10y ago
>"Unfortunately, we do not yet have the techniques to also reconstruct the i/o function, neurotransmitter type, ion channel type, I/V curve of each synapse, etc. of each neuron. But even if we did, just as in the case of the processor, we would face the problem of understanding the brain based on its connectome."
For the processor I can see the properties of individual transistors being (near) constant, but do you have a reason to think so for neurons in the brain as well?
- AstralStorm 10y agoThey are very much not due to different chemical environment. Neurons also have built-in crosstalk (synaptic and temporal) which electronics lack.