Dear Martin,

Rather than merely a mechanical concept of mind/brain, it could perhaps be said
that
the mind/brain has much more of a creative imput, wiring the brain for future
recall of
what is perceived to be of value learnt from actual experience.

Kind Regards
Elaine

Read Szazsz's The Meaning of Mind. Szasz is quite critical of the tendecy
of neuroscience to analogize human brains to computers.
Martin

>From: "ELAINE" <lizral@...>
>Reply-To: thomasszaszdiscussion@yahoogroups.com
>To: <thomasszaszdiscussion@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: [ThomasSzaszDiscussion] developmental changes of functions/wiring
>in the brain
>Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 14:05:50 +1000
>
>Hi (((((((((((((((((Everyone))))))))))))))))))).
>
>I remember seeing on television a while back, a special which demonstrated
>that through medical/scientific testing (MRI's etc), "developmental changes
>in brain functions/wiring of young children could be shown. Should have
>taken more notice at the time grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Now the question i
>ask is does this developmental process only occur during childhood, or with
>life experience is wiring continually aftered? Next question is, does
>altering function /wiring or biochemical changes cause "mental illness/a
>differing perception" or does "mental illness/a differing perception" alter
>function /wiring and/or biochemical balances in the brain?
>
>Unfortunatyely, i know little of the hardwiring process. If i remember
>rightly, our DNA comes with its own hardwiring, but surely it must follow
>that all additional experience would either alter or reinforce that wiring?
>
>Does anyone have any info on this???
>
>Kind Regards
>
>Elaine
>
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