[MURG] Cortex activty

[digfarenough]

I'll have to give those that you suggested a look...
I considered writing the same thing you did, mind uploading's "nanosystems," but the problem is that the situation is quite different.. with nanosystems all the physics was already there, it just had to be applied to this new idea
with uploading on the other hand, you'd have to know a *lot* about how the brain works to be able to offer the same kind of proof of concept that nanosystems does and there are many more philosophical issues to consider.. but I think perhaps there's enough information currently known to take care of a second effect that drexler had, that is, inspiring a wave of new researchers to tackle the problem
 -Eric
 

"Joseph J. Strout" <joe at strout.net> wrote:
At 8:11 AM -0700 9/23/03, digfarenough wrote:

>I'm trying to think of a web resource about neuroscience specific to 
>the details of mind uploading, but I can't think of one offhand. 
>Does anyone on the list know of a good one? I'd be tempted to write 
>one if no recent one exists...

I don't know of anything recent. 
was written when I was a 
neuro grad student, but that was quite a few years ago; it's rather 
short on detail and some of the info may be a little outdated now. 
However, there are some slightly more recent pieces in the References 
section.

Also years ago, I started a book on the topic, that was intended to 
lay it all out in great detail (something like Nanosystems did for 
nanotechnology). I got as far as an outline and the first several 
chapters written before running out of time and ambition (for that 
particular project). Perhaps I should dig up what I had and post it 
somewhere.

Finally, I note that if you're going to write some material on the 
neuroscience aspects of mind uploading, 
would be the ideal place to put it. 
That's the web site that's associated with this group, and it's 
intended to be a central repository of scientific information related 
to the topic.

Best,
- Joe

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