Of course, "brain wiring" is a metaphor. Memory for which there is a
chapter in The Meaning of Mind (Chapter 3: Memory: Fabricating the Past and
the Future).


>From: "ELAINE" <lizral@...>
>Reply-To: thomasszaszdiscussion@yahoogroups.com
>To: <thomasszaszdiscussion@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [ThomasSzaszDiscussion] developmental changes of
>functions/wiring in the brain
>Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:23:24 +1000
>
>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
> >
> >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
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