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Article #318Re: Theories of meaning not relying solely on sym
From: Harry Erwin
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 23:58
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 23:58
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Unfortunately, the brain doesn't operate that way. Two statements are considered equivalent if their processing generates the same activation in the cerebral cortex (or a subset thereof). Since cortical activation is an analog process, distributed over multiple layers, and reflecting nonlinear dynamics at all scales, from the synaptic switching in the dendritic arbor on up, defining equivalence becomes somewhat problematical. Cheers, -- Harry Erwin Internet: erwin@trwacs.fp.trw.com
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