aavaas

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   by aavaas 8y ago

   I was talking about synaptic strength (strength of connections between neurons which can vary from +ve to -ve) [0]. There is no mention of synapse in that article. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synapse
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   by aavaas 8y ago

   Can we also map the synaptic strength with this method? If not, I think we only have half the picture; as for brains, configuration of connections are as important as layout of the circuitry.
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   by aavaas 8y ago

   Yes, a brain does not work like a CPU. As noted by another user in this thread, understanding brain is a considerably harder problem. "CPUs are deliberately engineered so that their different functions are nicely decoupled and easy to
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   by aavaas 8y ago

   The problem then transfers to synthesizing such a network on a chip :)
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   by aavaas 8y ago

   People do reverse engineer chips by photographing them. https://youtu.be/aHx-XUA6f9g (Reading Silicon: How to Reverse Engineer Integrated Circuits). But as far as I know, the same cannot be done with the brains even if we c
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   by aavaas 9y ago

   There is a right tool for any job. It is just that C was the right tool (when they started) for writing OS kernels.
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   by aavaas 9y ago

   I think this is a very interesting move from Microsoft. Although it is a good multitasking innovation, I cannot help but notice the fact that - this integrates Edge on every application there is, and with a search bar right there, people mi