Sergey,

Can you put it in context - show how the contrary opinions actually demonstrate 
computational viability - and not just someone's opinions? Show how the 
challenging theories have a computational model which illustrates a more 
efficient likelihood of prediction accuracy? Because If all the challenging 
theories do is propose a theory, then how is it a contribution considering HTM 
theory yields actual results.

So personally I'm not interested unless the theory can demonstrate an increase 
in cognitive resolution. 

But that's just me...

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> On Oct 26, 2015, at 5:28 PM, Sergey Alexashenko <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
> Hey everyone,
> 
> Do you think there would be any interest in a short talk on some neuroscience 
> challenges to HTM theory? I am specifically thinking about dendritic 
> computation, role of inhibitory neurons and non-Hebbian plasticity. I know 
> this sounds dense, but I am reasonably sure I can make it sound accessible to 
> people who have only On Intelligence and the white paper as their background.
> 
> Sergey
> 
>> On Oct 26, 2015 3:22 PM, "Fergal Byrne" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Yes, either Matt will get a recording, or the speaker will, or someone will 
>> come and use their own camera/mike. Or best, all of these.
>> 
>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 9:44 PM, Marcus Lewis <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Will these talks be recorded? I vote for "yes".
>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Matthew Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Thanks Fergal,
>>>> 
>>>> Please edit this wiki document:
>>>> https://github.com/numenta/nupic/wiki/HTM-Challenge-Community-Meetup-Planning
>>>> 
>>>> ---------
>>>> Matt Taylor
>>>> OS Community Flag-Bearer
>>>> Numenta
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 12:54 PM, Fergal Byrne
>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> > Thanks Matt for organising the Hangout this morning/afternoon.
>>>> >
>>>> > The Community Meetup on Friday, November 13th [1] is hosted by Numenta 
>>>> > but
>>>> > is our day. Please have your say in designing and shaping how the day 
>>>> > works.
>>>> >
>>>> > The current proposal is a mixture of longish talks (40-50mins plus Q&A) 
>>>> > and
>>>> > lightning talks (5-15mins plus Q&A).
>>>> >
>>>> > We have so far pencilled in two long-form talks:
>>>> >
>>>> > 1. Donna Dubinsky (Numenta co-founder and CEO) on the "Business of HTM"
>>>> > 2. Me on "Symphony from Synapses: Neocortex as a Universal
>>>> > Dynamical Systems Modeller"
>>>> >
>>>> > We have from 3pm until 9ish, so there's plenty of room for talks of both
>>>> > types. I'd personally enjoy a good mixture of a few more long-form and a
>>>> > good number of swift talks.
>>>> >
>>>> > Matt is going to set up a Wiki page for this (he'll post a link here), so
>>>> > please jump in with your talk proposals - specify approx length of the 
>>>> > talk
>>>> > so we can figure out how to schedule them.
>>>> >
>>>> > For those who cannot attend in person, we'll hopefully organise a
>>>> > webcast/hangout way to deliver your contribution.
>>>> >
>>>> > This is all subject to objections/amendments from you guys, nothing is 
>>>> > set
>>>> > in stone.
>>>> >
>>>> > Regards,
>>>> >
>>>> > Fergal Byrne
>>>> >
>>>> > [1] http://www.meetup.com/numenta/events/224711563/
>>>> >
>>>> > --
>>>> >
>>>> > Fergal Byrne, Brenter IT @fergbyrne
>>>> >
>>>> > http://inbits.com - Better Living through Thoughtful Technology
>>>> > http://ie.linkedin.com/in/fergbyrne/ - https://github.com/fergalbyrne
>>>> >
>>>> > Founder of Clortex: HTM in Clojure -
>>>> > https://github.com/nupic-community/clortex
>>>> > Co-creator @OccupyStartups Time-Bombed Open License 
>>>> > http://occupystartups.me
>>>> >
>>>> > Author, Real Machine Intelligence with Clortex and NuPIC
>>>> > Read for free or buy the book at https://leanpub.com/realsmartmachines
>>>> >
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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> 
>> Fergal Byrne, Brenter IT @fergbyrne
>> 
>> http://inbits.com - Better Living through Thoughtful Technology
>> http://ie.linkedin.com/in/fergbyrne/ - https://github.com/fergalbyrne
>> 
>> Founder of Clortex: HTM in Clojure - 
>> https://github.com/nupic-community/clortex
>> Co-creator @OccupyStartups Time-Bombed Open License http://occupystartups.me
>> 
>> Author, Real Machine Intelligence with Clortex and NuPIC 
>> Read for free or buy the book at https://leanpub.com/realsmartmachines
>> 
>> e:[email protected] t:+353 83 4214179
>> Join the quest for Machine Intelligence at http://numenta.org
>> Formerly of Adnet [email protected] http://www.adnet.ie

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