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It seems to me that fundamentally people assume that simulating a neuron is vastly, vastly simpler than simulating a bacterium. Ok, you can assume that. But wha
by perl4ever 7y ago
It seems to me that fundamentally people assume that simulating a neuron is vastly, vastly simpler than simulating a bacterium. Ok, you can assume that. But what gives you confidence in that? Do you think that simulating a bacterium is less complex than simulating a fly, or about the same?
- falcor84 7y agoIt all depends on what questions you want to answer with your simulation. If what you care about is where in the room the thing will be after 10 seconds at a resolution of 1 cubic centimeter, then yes, simulating a bacterium is vastly simpler.
- perl4ever 7y agoOk. I thought it was understood that more detail was of interest with neurons than "1 cubic cm".