| From: | dbuehrer@****.org dbuehrer@****.org |
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| Subject: | The Neural Matrix |
| Date: | Tue, 12 Oct 1999 08:27:58 -0600 |
\ > ...I just had an epiphany. The human brain has a clock rate (I have no
\ > idea what that is).
\
\ I don't think this is true. Certainly, if the human brain does have a clock
\ rate, it is not constant. There is evidence that a big part of the way the
\ brain works relies not only on the pattern of neurons firing, but the timing
\ between firings. USC recently built a voice recognition system modeled on 11
\ neurons which use such timing information: it beats humans
\ (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/10/991001064257.htm).
Way cool. I learned something new today :)
If Shadowrun's Matrix uses neural net technology that would certain explain
why it doesn't line up with current computer theory half the time.
"Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday ... and all is well."
