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| bio | website | boredwithchurch.info |
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| location | South East England | |
| age | 49 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 4 months |
| seen | Feb 18 at 10:28 | |
| stats | profile views | 26 |
25+ years in software development.
6 years on an HCI PhD.
20+ years married.
19 years a parent.
I can cope with anything.
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Feb 8 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Feb 7 |
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Why does neuroplasticity decrease in adults? @Artem - yes I accept that, I was really trying to challenge your assertion that neuroplasticity would be good for life. I will try to fid some background for these assertions. |
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Feb 6 |
awarded | Commentator |
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Feb 6 |
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What skills are required to build simulations of the human brain? Actually, this gives me an idea of a good starting point. Download the SE data dump, and write an interface to answer any question that SE already provides the answer to. That in itself woudl be a stunning achievement. And I mean interpreting questions, so that if I ask something that has been answered in a different way from a different question, it will work it out. |
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Feb 6 |
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What skills are required to build simulations of the human brain? I think "reading natural language" is enough of a challenge. Listening to it and interpreting it is a whole new level of problem. As you say, humans use context to an incredible degree. We also use multi-media - that is, more than just sounds, but faces and actions. They all have to be "read". |
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Feb 6 |
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What skills are required to build simulations of the human brain? That was sort of my point. Pretty much each piece of this is a lifetimes work. I picked on a piece that I knew something about, but the same applies to every other piece. Each one needs a genius and a few lifetimes. |
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Feb 6 |
answered | What skills are required to build simulations of the human brain? |
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Feb 6 |
answered | Why does neuroplasticity decrease in adults? |
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Feb 5 |
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Why are people inclined to praise or fear the unknown? @nico - not always, actually. And that was my point, that staying with beliefs is a problem, they need to be investigated. |
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Feb 3 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Feb 3 |
awarded | Scholar |
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Feb 3 |
accepted | Is leg jiggling a focus aid? |
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Feb 3 |
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Is leg jiggling a focus aid? @JeromyAnglim We would need a proper Jigglologist to help there, I think ;) |
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Feb 3 |
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Why are people inclined to praise or fear the unknown? OK, but the psychic or reiki beliefs can also be called hypotheses. The argument that "we don't know some things" is also a belief. Your comment actually is what I was saying, that we need to explore our beliefs/demonstrate our hypotheses/substantiate our theories. |
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Feb 3 |
answered | Why are people inclined to praise or fear the unknown? |
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Feb 3 |
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Is leg jiggling a focus aid? @BenBrocka - However what I am not clear on is whether leg jiggling fits ito the same group as fidgeting. It feels like it has less direct control. What we need is a Fidgetoligist. |
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Feb 3 |
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Is leg jiggling a focus aid? Thank you - wonderful answer. And it highlights the challenge that if it is for exercise, circulation, movement, sexual tension or whatever, this MAY thereby help focus. Or not. As you say, more needs to be done on this. |
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Feb 2 |
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Is leg jiggling a focus aid? Mainly anecdotally gathered - I have not found anything with scientific credibility, but this: boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=514289 is where I got a number of these from. There are other suggestions in there like a version of tourettes, but I wanted to focus on the cognative rather than medical issues. And thank you @Josh for tidying my question up! |
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Feb 2 |
awarded | Student |
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Feb 2 |
asked | Is leg jiggling a focus aid? |
