I attended a two day seminar on brain science at MIT about six years ago in which one of the papers was about neurognesis in the hippocampus. The speaker said he though neurogenisis was necessary in the hippocampus because hippocampus cells tend to die much more rapidly than most cells, and thus need to be replaced.
-----Original Message----- From: Ben Goertzel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 3:58 PM To: agi@v2.listbox.com Subject: [agi] Neurogenesis critical to mammalian learning and memory? . interesting if true .. http://www.medindia.net/news/Key-to-Learning-and-Memory-Continuous-Brain-Cel l-Generation-41297-1.htm -- Ben Goertzel, PhD CEO, Novamente LLC and Biomind LLC Director of Research, SIAI [EMAIL PROTECTED] "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -- Robert Heinlein _____ agi | <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/> | <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; 0> Modify Your Subscription <http://www.listbox.com> ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=120640061-aded06 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
