[From Rick Marken (920818.1400)]
Epistimological warning--
When I called the neuron a "detector" I implied that neurons are designed
to detect things that are actually "out there". This is an unnecessary
assumption. Neuron's can be hooked up to sensors in such a way that they
computer ANY kind of function of the sensory input. So it's wrong to
call them detectors -- better to call them "constructors" because they
are constructing perceptions from the raw material of the senses.
This fact becomes important in PCT 201. So we might as well get it right
in the introductory course.
Best regards
Rick
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