Nevous System

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The_Mutant_Boy <strangeone at neverland.net> wrote in article
<327CEB82.6F4A at neverland.net>...
> The human brain is a fuzzy-logic neural network

fuzzy logic?

> that can contain on the
> order of significantly over a terabyte of inter-relative connections. 
> Humans can contain on the order of a hundred trillion cells, of which a
> percentage of those would be within the brain.

interestingly tautological...

> Many
> neurons are 'mylenated'

myelinated...

> When a neuron fires, it will change its
> receptors in a fashion that will modify their susceptability to firing
> in the future.  This in general enables most 'short term memory'
> functions.  Eventually, new axons and dendrites will be grown in those
> inter-relative paths used most frequently.  This results in general in
> long term memory.

*could*...

> Dopamine, nor-adrenaline, and adrenaline, known of
> as 'catacholamines' (due to its chemical structure), and serotonin are
> in general the major sympathetic neurotransmitters.  Also GABA,
> glutamine, nitrous oxide, and other chemical compounds 

glutamate and glycine seem to have been concatenated here. and atp is
notable by its absence. what a shame.

[snip]

brave attempt though. i certainly wouldn't have had the guts.

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