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> "...Look through this book to convince yourself that an exact brain

To prawda - brak spójnej teorii mózgu jest jedną z największych
porażek współczesnej nauki.
Ale przytoczę pełny cytat:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262011972/104-8201
998-8755159?v=glance&n=283155
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*Misleading title, a useful book otherwise*
Look through this book to convince yourself that an exact brain theory
does not exist. The arrangement of the articles by the first letter of
their title tells it all (consider classifying animals by the first
letter of their name). The editors wrongly assume that mathematical
methods equal theory; actually, theory is a small conceptual tent
under which a large number of experimentally established facts can be
gathered. In most cases, mathematics is a very useful tool in pitching
this tent, but it has little to do with the tent itself.

An exact theory of the brain may be possible and we are in dire need
of it. Unfortunately, nobody has come up with it yet. This book is an
encyclopedia of various mathematical methods that have been used to
solve various neuroscience problems. These methods and solutions are
as diverse as the problems themselves. Don't look for common themes in
this book. If you are looking for a unified brain theory, you'll be
much better off reading standard neuroscience textbooks. I do hope one
day we'll be able to cast these vague ideas into something precise
and, most likely, mathematical. Sadly, not today. I own a copy of this
book and use it to remind me why and how we have failed so far.

It should be kept in mind that it is not at all clear that "neural"
networks can emulate consciousness. They may or they may not. Firstly,
a single neuron resembles a computer processor in its complexity and
is a constantly evolving entity. Secondly, only 10% of brain cells are
neurons and the remaining 90% (glial cells) now too appear to be
involved in information processing. At a more fundamental level,
consciousness may be less algorithmic and computational than we
expect. Finally, the brain and the reality "outside the brain" are a
two-way street. As the great neuroscientist Cajal put it, "As long as
our brain remains an arcanum, the Universe, a reflection of its
structure, will also be a mystery". If we assume the brain analyzes
something, we need to define a reality independent of this analysis --
a hardly possible task if standard "input-output" approaches are used.

If the title of this book were "Current Mathematical Methods in
Neurosciences", _I'd have no problem giving it five stars_. "
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Z tego wynika, że opinia tego człowieka o książce akurat nie była taka
zła.