Re: Entropy and the human brain

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From: Cliff Joslyn
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 1990 16:23

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In article <523@massey.ac.nz> ARaman@massey.ac.nz (A.V. Raman) writes:
>The fact that entropy can never be reversed imparts unidirectionality
>to time.  

Strictly false: in "real", isolated thermodynamic systems thermodynamic
entropy cannot decrease. The difference is crucial.

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From: cjoslyn@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Cliff Joslyn)
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Subject: Re: Entropy and the human brain
Keywords: negative entropy, brain structure
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Date: 1 Feb 90 16:23:17 GMT
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