Path: utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!sce!cognos!rayt
From: rayt@cognos.UUCP (R.)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: Re: Simulation and Understanding (was Re: Simulation verus real
Message-ID: <5913@cognos.UUCP>
Date: 20 Apr 89 17:37:14 GMT
References: <827@htsa.uucp> <5790@watdcsu.waterloo.edu> <5106@cs.Buffalo.EDU> <1259@rpi.edu> <5254@cs.Buffalo.EDU> <17191@cup.portal.com> <975@itivax.iti.org>
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In article <975@itivax.iti.org> David H. West writes:

>Infants seem to come somewhat prewired; one could think of them as
>having bootstrap code in ROM.

Clearly, this must be true in terms of some basic capabilities, however,
as I understand it, billions of brain cells die up through childhood;
presumably, reducing the amount of untapped potential that the individual
has and making them more environment-specific.

						R.
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