Xref: utzoo sci.psychology:2998 sci.philosophy.meta:524 sci.bio:3192 comp.ai:7127 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ns-mx!iowasp.physics.uiowa.edu!maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!watson!jgsmith From: jgsmith@watson.bcm.tmc.edu (James G. Smith) Newsgroups: sci.psychology,sci.philosophy.meta,sci.bio,comp.ai Subject: Re: new theory of brain and learning, June'90 Psychobiology Summary: Minsky's "Society of Mind" Keywords: brain theory, learning, intensionality, consciousness, symbolism Message-ID: <1239@gazette.bcm.tmc.edu> Date: 1 Jul 90 20:08:11 GMT References: <939@wyvern.cs.uow.edu.au> <1990Jun28.214635.974@sci.ccny.cuny.edu> Sender: usenet@bcm.tmc.edu Followup-To: sci.psychology Lines: 8 For another perspective on how the mind and memory may work, you might be interested in reading Marvin Minsky's "Society of Mind." Many of Minsky's ideas seem related to what you mentioned. * (I'm only half way thru the book myself)