My comments regarding the brain map project were made after reading only the
hyperbole of the NY Times and PBS reporting of the case for the project. Since
then The Economist has reported the case for the project differently,
emphasizing that the project's goals as an anatomy project without claims
concerning intelligence and "the mind." (01)
When presented in this way - consistent with your argument - I have no
objection to it. (02)
Best regards,
Steven (03)
On Feb 26, 2013, at 11:45 AM, doug foxvog <doug@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: (04)
> On Mon, February 25, 2013 21:42, Steven Ericsson-Zenith wrote:
>> ...
>> Certain individuals are born without a corpus callosum and function, with
>> language, without the problems disclosed by split brain experiments (they
>> have other problems yet they live in society and hold down jobs, and so
>> forth). Which only goes to show how very little we actually know about
>> neurobiology and biophysics in general (and, BTW, despite western
>> governments, including the Obama administration, apparent enthusiasm for
>> the subject, "mapping the brain" tells us nothing much of consequence).
>
> I beg to disagree. When i learned the details of Gabby Gifford's head
> wound, i had a very good idea of what disabilities she would end up with.
> She fits the pattern according to the brain map very closely.
>
> In "mapping the brain", certain areas are determined
> to have certain functions in the vast majority of brains. Consider the
> visual cortex, and the regions for motor control and reception of the sense
> of touch. There are other areas in the human cerebrum that usually are used
> for certain types of processing (e.g. Wernicke's and Brocca's areas), however
> these functions can occur elsewhere in the cerebrum if those regions are
> damaged or absent before language learning begins. In cases of damage
> to the brain, the specific area of the brain that is damaged strongly
> suggests the nature of the effect on the victim. Certain capabilities can
> be at least partially regained in undamaged areas of the brain. The
> functionality disrupted and the area of the brain damaged greatly affect
> the extent of the regaining of such capabilities.
>
>
> For such reasons, "mapping the brain" tells the medical profession a lot.
>
> -- doug foxvog
>
>> ...
>> Best regards,
>> Steven
>
>
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