"Me" (ie William) posted:
> a possibility is not jacking into the main mass of the
> brain but tapping into the sensory paths
> ie- put wiring in the optical and sensory-motor areas.
but but but...I always thought that the areas where sensory input is
evaluated _were_ part of the mail mass of the brain... (If you meant
plugging into the main senory nerves prior to the ol' grey matter,
then please disregard the previous sentence!) (I'm probably just
demonstrating that physical-science types like me should never attempt
to mouth off about biology... ;-> )
> make the 'jack' a neural feedback loop. It adapts to the
> individual 'wiring' of the brain -
> So, if you get a 'jack', you need to spend some time 'practising' with
> it so that it adapts to your thought patterns and brain morphology.
ok, I'll buy that GIVEN that the 'jack' is smart enough to understand
how that brain processes information, which is something that isn't
completely known yet.
but but but - the 'jack' can know about the brain - but how can the
brain "know" about the jack?!? Again I will kvetch that the info set
(which is on the cellular level) will not recognise ADDITIONAL alien
pathways represented by the jack. I'll buy substitution of existing
pathways, but I still can't buy adding new functionality/paths.
I suppose that some future genetic engineer will figure out a way to
reprogram the cellular info set (after all, that's what they're doing
now with dna splicing) and then it's possible for the brain at the
site of the jack to recognise the jack... But think of the further
implications: if you can do that in the brain, you can presumably do
it elsewhere in the body too! An extra arms or two, folks?!? And who
needs analgathics when you can just go ahead and reset the biological
clock?!?
Ed posted:
> Um... yes, but we are very fortunate to have, at our disposal, several
> major NERVES that connect the senses from the disparate parts of the
> body TO the brain.... Tap into those and you are in business..
I'll buy that (especially since that's how modern prosthetics work).
I also agree with your "dialog" model of enhanced intelligence.
> ...a transform can be
> made from analog to digital, as evidenced by CD players. I am not too
> familiar with the mechanics of this, but it is certainly NOT an
> impassible block as far as Cyber technology is concerned....
Yes, fourier forward and inverse transforms are wonderful little
things, unless, of course, you're in the middle of suffering through a
course in special functions... ;->
> Curious as to what you think,
>
> Ed
What you sees it whats you gets...
TTFN
Catie Helm
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