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I am my connectome.

Started by Kai, September 28, 2010, 11:09:33 PM

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September 28, 2010, 11:09:33 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA7GwKXfJB0&feature=sub

Excellent TEDtalk from Sebastian Seung, quite an awesome speaker, about the complexity of neural connection and current work and technology. I've talked about the true complexity of human neurology before, but this is much more eloquent than I have stated.
If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water. --Loren Eisley, The Immense Journey

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