... Without an objective/physio-mechanical description of symbols, or even the desire to bootstrap all symbolic discussion in some presumable physical...
... I don't think I like the causal description. It is too loose. Everything interacts with everything else in a hot box. That's also open to various pitfalls...
... He hits upon a classic engineering tug. As a programmer I come across them on a regular basis, engineers perpetually deal with them. More hardness = more...
Paul: I certainly agree with your argument for "symbolic physicality" and grounding requirements. I think the main problem which makes it very difficult to...
John-- That's right, it's physical layering/scoping exercise. I hate to say "abstraction layer" for several reasons, but it's a physical shortcut. In...
OK, I`ve been think about this and I can't help but think we're all on the right track (pardon the pun… you'll see) but we're still dancing around the...
I agree it must be more than causal. I'm thinking more like a puppet model. The language user (puppet master) manipulates symbols (the handles and strings)...
There is some question as to why science has not penetrated more deeply into philosophy of mind. In 1961, Wilson demonstrated the existence of a central...
... Ray: I think the other thread demonstrates that we're interested in such questions. Well, I am anyway... What is the relationship between sensory input,...
I wasn't being very picky about my language. Probably, in order to remove the subject-object/intentionality/teleological aspect out of the analysis, I'd say...
... Can a Q-particle choose states? Can a neuron choose to fire? Can a node of neurons choose "???"? Can the "central pattern generator" choose patterns? Can...
... Is there supposed to be an argument therein? If so, why not make it explicitly? The argument I assume you're making is: x and y were mapped long ago, but z...
... desire ... Signal energy from sensory neurons flows through the central nervous system and start off motor program generators. The motor program, as a...
... To the contrary: signal energy from the sensory neurons activates a motor program generator that produces a motor program in the form of a sequence of...
... I wasn't trying to imply a criticism. Certainly I'm not one to criticize your choice of words. ... I'm not sure I'm following the analogy totally. Perhaps...
... "Awareness" is rather ambiguous. Don't you agree? ... I think Penrose would disagree with you here. Don't get me wrong I'm not a fan of his… Just playing...
Awareness is one of these states people have different definition over. Can we say this is a mental state related to bodily senses? If this is so than I think...
... of ... No. I use the word with a very specific meaning. When I see something, I say that I am aware of the excitation of neurons that was triggered by the...
... definition over. I have talked about my usage in my reply to Gagny. I should not repeat myself. ... pretty ... very hard (maybe ... Again, I say that all...
... Okay, now I see your point... agreed. ... There does seem (based on cursory keyword searches) to be a dearth of research in that area and in understanding...
The study below is relevant to perceptual structure. The findings show that the perception of motion was affected by concurrent sounds that suggest different ...
Ray: It seems to me that you are intelligent, well informed, and as stubborn as the day is long. I consider it a privilege to have engaged in argument with you...
... So I guess this means more funding for sensor fusion research :) Cheers, -- Eray Ozkural (exa), PhD candidate. Comp. Sci. Dept., Bilkent University,...
... Ian: What little there was, was interesting. Do you have a link to more than just the outline of the study? Eray: I had never heard of "sensor fusion". I...
... The full study resides here http://www.perceptionweb.com/perabs/p34/p5368.html but I don't have access. If you track down an author and ask, they'll often...
... [...] This is in qualitative agreement with hierarchical memory/prediction models as sketched in Hawkins' book "on intelligence". Perception as Bayesian...
... Yo Mike. I feel you. This Bayesian stuff is not gonna to go away. It's the same thing that made the reputation of the reputable a few decades back then. ...
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