http://zoide.net/auriculabovinari/consciousness The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://zoide.net/tsc3-quantum-fish-poster-session <a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3-n3cu77vvE/RrNAxH-WsMI/AAAAAAAAABI/MNEvaXaj8C8/s1600-h/Quantum+Fish.png"><img src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3-n3cu77vvE/RrNAxH-WsMI/AAAAAAAAABI/MNEvaXaj8C8/s400/Quantum+Fish.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><span title="Link" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"></span><br />This is the best depiction of <a href="http://firingrates.blogspot.com/2007/06/penrose-and-quantum-neurodynamics.html">quantum theories of consciousness</a>.<p><a href="http://zoide.net/tsc3-quantum-fish-poster-session">read more</a></p> http://zoide.net/tsc3-quantum-fish-poster-session#comments consciousness science Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:48:00 +0200 345 at http://zoide.net http://zoide.net/tsc2-circles <a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3-n3cu77vvE/RrIEwn-WsLI/AAAAAAAAABA/qVNOudUpGLk/s1600-h/TSC.png"><img src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3-n3cu77vvE/RrIEwn-WsLI/AAAAAAAAABA/qVNOudUpGLk/s400/TSC.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Towards a science of consciousness is the perfect title for this conference.<br />Towards a science of consciousness, but in circles.<br /><br />In case you're wondering, i am the annoyed one at the bottom. http://zoide.net/tsc2-circles#comments consciousness science Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:18:00 +0200 346 at http://zoide.net http://zoide.net/tsc1-roboethics Bits and pieces about the Conference 'Towards a Science of Consciousness':<br /><br />A guy asked whether it is ripe time to talk about roboethics.<br />He says we are close to artificial consciousness because we soon will be able to compute <span>whole brain neural network </span><span>simulations</span><span><span> in real time.</span></span><br /><br />This is a common confusion. Once and for all:<br />Calling something a neuron doesn't make something a neuron.<br />Computing big matrices will not lead to consciousness.<p><a href="http://zoide.net/tsc1-roboethics">read more</a></p> http://zoide.net/tsc1-roboethics#comments consciousness simulation Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:50:00 +0200 347 at http://zoide.net http://zoide.net/penrose-and-quantum-neurodynamics <span>About Sir Penrose and his theory of consciousness Lord Byron could have said:<br /><blockquote>But like a hawk, encumbered in his hood<br />Explaining Metaphysics to the Nation<br />I wish he would explain his Explanation<br /></blockquote>Penrose's strategy is gnostic: substitute a mystery with another.<br /><blockquote></blockquote><br /></span> http://zoide.net/penrose-and-quantum-neurodynamics#comments byron consciousness explanation mystery penrose theory Sat, 23 Jun 2007 16:01:00 +0200 353 at http://zoide.net