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Before we can rule out quantum effects, we need to understand that nematode at least. It's quite possible that the discrete computing model is completely unfit
by akomtu 3y ago
Before we can rule out quantum effects, we need to understand that nematode at least. It's quite possible that the discrete computing model is completely unfit for simulating intelligence - a possibility that many scientists are afraid to consider.
- A_D_E_P_T 3y agoAs I say, we might not be able to "understand" the nematode's brain before we're able to understand its constituent parts. We don't really understand the neuron itself. Nor do we understand glial cells and their function. ...Nor, indeed, do we fully understand _any_ cell. Case in point: Both neurons and glial cells feature Golgi apparatuses, which remain mysterious... As we neither understand nor can simulate a brain made up of neurons and glia, what makes you think that our lack of a nematode simulation is a big deal? Seems to me that it is rather to be expected. But when our biological models improve, simulating a nematode brain -- or _any_ brain -- will not be beyond us.