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  3. From: tsf@CS.CMU.EDU (Timothy Freeman)
  4. Subject: Re: neuronal misconceptions 
  5. Message-ID: <TSF.92Jul24115549@U.ERGO.CS.CMU.EDU>
  6. Date: Fri, 24 Jul 92 16:55:49 GMT
  7. Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
  8. Nntp-Posting-Host: u.ergo.cs.cmu.edu
  9. In-Reply-To: dedmunds@selkirk.sfu.ca's message of Wed, 22 Jul 1992 21:31:14 GMT
  10. References: <dedmunds.711840674@sfu.ca>
  11. Originator: tsf@U.ERGO.CS.CMU.EDU
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  14. In article <dedmunds.711840674@sfu.ca> dedmunds@selkirk.sfu.ca (Darran Edward Edmundson) writes:
  15.  
  16.    wag5@quads.uchicago.edu (john peter wagner) writes:
  17.  
  18.    >However, the brain is a very delicate organ.  Removing one neuron
  19.    >can have very profound effects.  
  20.  
  21.    This is possible but extremely unlikely.
  22.    Neural networks are typically very insensitive to
  23.    the removal of a significant number of member neurons.  
  24.  
  25. And natural neurons die all the time, with no obvious effect if only a
  26. few die.
  27.  
  28. --
  29. Tim Freeman <tsf@cs.cmu.edu>    CompuServe ID 71045,2267 checked occasionally.
  30. When they took the fourth amendment, I was silent because I don't deal drugs.
  31. When they took the sixth amendment, I kept quiet because I know I'm innocent.
  32. When they took the second amendment, I said nothing because I don't own a gun.
  33. Now they've come for the first amendment, and I can't say anything at all.
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