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Wow, fantastic paper: However, the relevance of Turing model is questioned even in case of present-day computing [33] [34]. Indeed, any computing machine that
by themgt 11y ago
Wow, fantastic paper:
However, the relevance of Turing model is questioned even in case of present-day computing [33] [34]. Indeed, any computing machine that follows a Turing model would be highly inefficient to simulate the activity of biological neurons and experience an increased slowdown. Since the super-Turing computing power of the brain has its origins in these ‘strong’ interactions that occur inside neurons, current models have missed the most important part. Simply, Nature doesn’t care if the N-body problem has analytical solutions [36] or can be simulated in real time on a Turing machine [37].
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While previous models have attempted to represent Hamiltonians using Turing machines [35] the paper [1] shows that the Hamiltonian model of interaction can represent itself a far more powerful model of computation. Turing made an important step forward; however, there is no need to limit natural models of computation to Turing models. In this sense, the new framework of computation using interaction is universal in nature and provides a more general description of computation than the formal Turing model. In other words God was unaware of Turing's work and has put forward a better model for physical computation in the brain.
- cinquemb 11y agoI thought it was fantastic as well (because you know a theory that tries to incorporate our understanding of matter and energy [which the brain is a subset of] in a field with a lot of hand-waving going on, shouldn't be that radical…), though for most neuroscientists it is out of reach because for the most part, have little to no understanding of electromagnetism (let's set aside the QED versions of Maxwell's equations) from my experience, which is quite ironic considering the tools that are in heavy use… The amount of money being wasted trying to make special FMRI's and custom EEG caps is lost on me when attempting to solve equations along variable boundary conditions seems like it should come first… Here's the paper the author wrote which that paper is branched from: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dorian_Aur/publication/202222729_Dr/links/0d1c84f6f4b8a37018000000.pdf http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dorian_Aur/publication/2...
- themgt 11y agoThanks! That paper/book is going on the reading list. I need to bring this up with some neuroscience friends.