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One thing that puzzles me about the network model of brains is that, if I understand it correctly, the brain has considerable hormonal soup flowing about. So t
by jamesbritt 16y ago
One thing that puzzles me about the network model of brains is that, if I understand it correctly, the brain has considerable hormonal soup flowing about. So the idea of a discrete system seems wrong; it's very analog, very messy.
Is this a reasonable impression?
- ceberly 16y agoThat is a very reasonable impression. Its hard to say at what level the brain can be broken down into discrete 'events', or whatever you might call them. Anyway, I'm not opposed to throwing out the network model. I'm just puzzled by the reluctance to take it seriously, as in serious enough to say "this is how the brain works". I don't know, maybe chalk it up to reluctance to equate the brain with a computer. But the so-called "top down" model seems like equating the brain with a steel mill or something, so I don't know.