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From: carter@sloth.gatech.edu (Carter Bullard)
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Subject: Re: NN Question
Keywords: natural selection
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Date: 9 Mar 89 15:43:57 GMT
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>>>Natural selection would eliminate a great deal of "extraneous" processing
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>>Not necessarily.  Natural selection is a good improviser, but a terrible
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>Agreed that natural selection would not trim extraneous processing, in fact

Maybe you guys should look at the book, Neural Darwinism.  

I must say that i don't agree with these opinions concerning the 
capabilities of natural selection.  To presume that you have an 
understanding of CNS function to the point where you can predict
what influence natural selection has had on the development of 
the process is somewhat, hum, how shall i say, premature.

Carter Bullard
School of Information & Computer Science, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332
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