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Re: mind not like a computer



Wow, Steve; thanks for posting that one! I had a cascade of reactions, reading that article. One was: "YAY, CORNELL!!!"     which is in my neck of the woods, here in New York. Another was: "They proved this by analyzing the movement of student's use of the computer mouse, during set psychological testing???? If it was that easy, what took them so #@&!*&# long!?!" The proof has been all over the place, all this time, in millions of large and small ways...
 
Ultimately, this reminds me of an article I read, a few years back, which stated "Science proves that biology cheats females of sleep." The article went on to describe how female anatomy and life-cycle activity (such as menstruation, pregnancy, nursing newborn infants, etc and menopause) all had a negative impact on sleep. Sheesh, I could have told them that! I have that article up on my fridge and it is universally laughed at by every female who reads it. Science proves..... really.
 
Judith
PS: I can just picture the Cornell researchers standing around, congratulating themselves, going "Look at what we proved!" and someone in the group chiming in with; "OK. Now what?" Where do they go from here? It seems to me they're left with the obvious question: Why are living organisms the way they are???
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Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 9:03 PM
Subject: [ROSEN] mind not like a computer

It's nice to know that in a surprising turn of events
science has discovered that mind is not like a
computer but more like a biological organism.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=26715

The theory that the mind works like a computer, in a
series of distinct stages, was an important
steppingstone in cognitive science, but it has
outlived its usefulness, concludes a new Cornell
University study. Instead, the mind should be thought
of more as working the way biological organisms do: as
a dynamic continuum, cascading through shades of grey.




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