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GPT-4 thinks you should provide a citation: == Me: Is it true that, in humans, one neuron has an infinite number of possible states (as far as we know)? GPT-
by cjbprime 4y ago
GPT-4 thinks you should provide a citation:
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Me: Is it true that, in humans, one neuron has an infinite number of possible states (as far as we know)?
GPT-4: It is not accurate to say that a single neuron in humans has an infinite number of possible states. Neurons are complex cells that can exhibit a wide range of behaviors and responses, but the number of states is not infinite.
Neurons communicate with each other through electrical and chemical signals, and their primary functional unit is the synapse, where communication between neurons occurs. The strength and patterns of these connections can vary, resulting in a large number of potential states for a single neuron. However, this number is still finite, albeit extremely large.
Moreover, the activity of a neuron can be described in terms of its membrane potential, which is a continuous variable ranging from hyperpolarized to depolarized states. While there are many possible values for the membrane potential, it is still a bounded range, not infinite.
So, while the number of possible states for a single neuron is vast and complex, it is not infinite. The complexity and diversity of neuronal states contribute to the rich repertoire of cognitive and behavioral functions that humans possess.
- hooloovoo_zoo 4y agoThat implies a lookup table requires me to provide a citation :) In fact, assuming space is not discrete, not only can a neuron be in any of infinite states, per quantum mechanics it can be in multiple at the same time.
- cjbprime 4y agoThe lookup table says I should tell you that quantum mechanics applies to subatomic particles, not very large objects like neurons. (Would it bother you to be corrected by a lookup table?)
- hooloovoo_zoo 4y agoSchrödinger's cat will be so relieved!
- jachee 4y agoHow does that hold in the case that connections among neurons exchange state information via subatomic particles?
- famouswaffles 4y agoquantum mechanics ? you think that is applicable for neurons ?
- akomtu 4y agoNeurons apparently contain microscopic tubes that make use of some quantum effects: https://phys.org/news/2014-01-discovery-quantum-vibrations-microtubules-corroborates.html https://phys.org/news/2014-01-discovery-quantum-vibrations-m...
- famouswaffles 4y agoThe user was implying neurons could be in multiple states at the same time because...quantum mechanics. Wrong conclusion even from this link.
- hooloovoo_zoo 4y agoSince we're providing citations :) https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2399-6528/ac94be https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2399-6528/ac94be
- famouswaffles 4y agoThat doesn't mean that neurons could be in multiple states at the same time which is what you were implying. That particular assertion is still horribly wrong.
- hooloovoo_zoo 4y ago'...the assumed brain function producing entanglement, must use a kind of quantum distillation process on mixed states.'
- famouswaffles 4y agoagain, that doesn't mean neurons can exist in multiple states. There is also no also indication higher level computational functions in the brain responsible for reasoning or whatever have you require any quantum computations.
- joycian 4y agoBut can you distinguish those states reliably?