Guess I'm too used to more biophysical models in which that approach won't work. In the models I've used (which I understand aren't relevant to your approach) you can't afford to ignore a neuron or its synapses because they are under threshold. Interesting dynamics are occurring even when the neuron isn't firing. You could ignore some neurons that are at rest and hadn't received any direct or modulatory input for some time, but then you'd need some fancy optimizations to ensure you're not missing anything.
But in the situation you're referring to with a more abstract (and therefore more useful to AGI) implementation, these details are irrelevant. I just wanted to chime in and ramble a bit :) Very glad to hear things are going well with Novamente. Hope the holidays treat all of you well. -Brad ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
