Name: (λ λ λ) 2012-07-24 2:19
Many questions, few answers.
• Under what circumstances is a synapse between two neurons formed? How does this effect vary with distance? Since a synapse is generally unidirectional, what determines the direction?
• Under what circumstances is a negative-weight synapse between two neurons formed? (This one is far more difficult to answer.)
• In the early stages of human development, what aids the formation of the complex sensory input processing networks (e.g. vision)? Is it the boosted number of synapses? Is the structure of these purpose-specific networks actually encoded in the DNA or do they form naturally as a result of the sensory input?
• How does the number of neurons and synapses required to drive a sentient (artificial) brain vary with the amount of sensory input (e.g. how many neurons do you need for 128x128 (mapped like the human eye) stereoscopic colour vision)?
• How many neurons and synapses are required for the mastery of a natural language?
• What kind of (virtual) environment would be the most appropriate for a AGI to "grow" in?
• The human brain also uses chemical signalling for things like pain and emotion; are these things actually necessary for the development of a sentient being (this question is quite warranted since pain is a very quick path to self-awareness since it triggers self-preservation)?
• What is the simplest (computationally speaking) model that accounts for the complexity of the brain and approximates its functioning?
• Under what circumstances is a synapse between two neurons formed? How does this effect vary with distance? Since a synapse is generally unidirectional, what determines the direction?
• Under what circumstances is a negative-weight synapse between two neurons formed? (This one is far more difficult to answer.)
• In the early stages of human development, what aids the formation of the complex sensory input processing networks (e.g. vision)? Is it the boosted number of synapses? Is the structure of these purpose-specific networks actually encoded in the DNA or do they form naturally as a result of the sensory input?
• How does the number of neurons and synapses required to drive a sentient (artificial) brain vary with the amount of sensory input (e.g. how many neurons do you need for 128x128 (mapped like the human eye) stereoscopic colour vision)?
• How many neurons and synapses are required for the mastery of a natural language?
• What kind of (virtual) environment would be the most appropriate for a AGI to "grow" in?
• The human brain also uses chemical signalling for things like pain and emotion; are these things actually necessary for the development of a sentient being (this question is quite warranted since pain is a very quick path to self-awareness since it triggers self-preservation)?
• What is the simplest (computationally speaking) model that accounts for the complexity of the brain and approximates its functioning?