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I was wondering if the theory of Neural Darwinism
So, I read this popularising book, talking about Neural Darwinism, (Israel Rosenfield, The invention of memory) that was contesting the idea of brain modularity (the idea that the brain is divided into functional regions, interacting which each other but still localised in modules). This book is already a bit outdated; considering all the research done in the field of brain science, I was wondering whether new progress can allow for a more nuanced view of the opposition between full modularity (all brain functions are localised in independent neurons; something I'm convinced cannot be the case) and full emergence (all neurons are identical, and every neuron can 'learn' to interact with another neuron, thus being capable of building functions through cooperation and emergence),
I just made up the term 'emergence', so if anyone knows a better term, be sure to correct me.
What I am interested in specifically, is evidence that shows certain views of full modularity or full emergence to be impossible, - every added hypothesis you have about which view of the brain IS possible, and why so, is of course also very welcome.
(O, and if there's evidence to disprove Neural Darwinism, or arguments why it's a very interesting theory, I'd love to hear as well. )
So, I read this popularising book, talking about Neural Darwinism, (Israel Rosenfield, The invention of memory) that was contesting the idea of brain modularity (the idea that the brain is divided into functional regions, interacting which each other but still localised in modules). This book is already a bit outdated; considering all the research done in the field of brain science, I was wondering whether new progress can allow for a more nuanced view of the opposition between full modularity (all brain functions are localised in independent neurons; something I'm convinced cannot be the case) and full emergence (all neurons are identical, and every neuron can 'learn' to interact with another neuron, thus being capable of building functions through cooperation and emergence),
I just made up the term 'emergence', so if anyone knows a better term, be sure to correct me.
What I am interested in specifically, is evidence that shows certain views of full modularity or full emergence to be impossible, - every added hypothesis you have about which view of the brain IS possible, and why so, is of course also very welcome.
(O, and if there's evidence to disprove Neural Darwinism, or arguments why it's a very interesting theory, I'd love to hear as well. )