On Jun 21, 11:47 am, Rex Allen <rexallen31...@gmail.com> wrote: > Brain uploading for worms... > > http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/science/21brain.html > > The human brain, though vastly more complex than the worm’s, uses many > of the same components, from neuropeptides to transmitters. So > everything that can be learned about the worm’s nervous system is > likely to help with the human system. > > Though the worm’s nervous system is routinely described as simple, > that is true only in comparison with the human brain. The worm has > 22,000 genes, almost as many as a person, and its brain is a highly > complex piece of biological machinery. The work of Dr. Bargmann’s and > other labs has deconstructed many of its operational mechanisms. . Does the fact that round worms have just as many genes as humans indicate that because of the sheer magnitude of the complexity of human intelligence/mind/consciousness as a opposed to the round worm’s behavior functions mean that there is little correlation of complexity of intelligence/consciousness to genetics?
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