Jay: [In answer to the question, "How did humans evolve 'specialized tissue' in the prefrontal cortex that constitute a 'general processor'?] Through natural...
Would someone consider and offer feedback on the possibility of an initial deterministic "groth gene" begining at conception that may direct or be responsible...
There have been some interesting observations written here about culture and stepping out of one's culture. I have learned a lot living in different cultures....
Sonny: Why is this not a "just so story"? To the best of my knowledge, no one has "seen" this structure operating in the fashion you describe. In fact, to...
-- Dear Russell . . . I too lived in Louisiana amongst the Cajun and in Austin with Mexican friends when younger. I remember well the personal extra...
Leif, I completely agree; considering the human brain as a massively interconnected and pre-wired computational device (some wiring is "designed" to be more...
(1) Sonny Williams: In fact, to the best of my knowledge, most cognitive neuroscientists have rejected the general processor concept. furthermore, how can...
In case anyone is interested these are my impressions after attending the 3 day, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR) meeting in Tampa, Florida,...
Jay, Thanks for your frank comments on this meeting. I especially noted your questioning, "What is cognitive science?" and wonder what steps you are taking to...
Sonny Williams: Thanks for your frank comments on this meeting. I especially noted your questioning, "What is cognitive science?" and wonder what steps you...
Paper: Identical twins reunited after 35 years Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:05 am (PST) This is from today's Daily Telegraph (London). Steve Moxon Identical twins...
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory Article in Press, Corrected Proof - Note to users Abstract Full Text + Links PDF (387 K) doi:10.1016/j.nlm.2007.08.017 ...
Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:00 am (PST) A.G. Kluge. Completing the neo-Darwinian synthesis with an event criterion. Cladistics, 2007 IN PRESS. ABSTRACT. Willi Hennig...
Bruce Lepper: I do not agree with the implication that a neutral mood is objective or somehow external to culture. Jay R. Feierman: First, when I'm using the...
Sonny Williams: Jay: [In answer to the question, "How did humans evolve 'specialized tissue' in the prefrontal cortex that constitute a 'general processor'?]...
All science is a 'Just So' story. Any hypothesis is a 'Just So' story, whether or not it makes predictions that are mutually exclusive re alternative...
Jay, The operative word in your view of the pre-frontal cortex is "processor," and not "general," which your remarks addressed. Sure, strategies and/or...
Sonny Williams: Sure, strategies and/or tactics for overcoming novel environmental problems are developed in the pre-frontal cortex, but how? Jay R. Feierman:...
Steve Moxon: All science is a 'Just So' story. Any hypothesis is a 'Just So' story, whether or not it makes predictions that are mutually exclusive re...
Hi Jay That's helpful. I see what you mean (I think). So how would you view, for example, an hypothesis that female reaction to rape is through some kind of...
Jay R. Feierman: There is a difference if someone says to me, (1) "If I give you a resource, will you give me money?" and (2) "If you give me money, I will...
Paul C. Sereno Logical basis for morphological characters in phylogenetics. Cladistics, 2007 IN PRESS. ABSTRACT. Systematists have questioned the distinction...
Ideologies of War & Terror Newsletter, Vol. XLVII, October 26, 2007 Recently added to our website: Publications by Omer Bartov, Chris Hedges, Carolyn Marvin,...
Sonny Williams: Your dodging here, Jay! You claimed that EP proposed the existence of a function without a specific referent, and I'm asking you to withdraw...
Jean-Baptiste Andre & Troy Day Perfect reciprocity is the only evolutionarily stable strategy in the continuous iterated prisoner's dilemma. Jour. Theoretical...
Steve, Let me speculate that Jay's answer is that a presumed "mental module" is a just so story (if he doesn't believe it, then I will take credit for...
Steve, I have followed your posts on the EP Yahoo group list for a couple of years now. You can do better than this last post. So please do. Did you end up...
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