Does plasticity imply local learning? And other questions

[Asim Roy]

Please post this if you have not posted it already. In the previous 
version some of the longer lines were breaking up. So I reformatted 
some lines. Thanks. 

Asim Roy
Arizona State University

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I am posting the responses I have so far without comment. Some of 
the responses provide a great deal of insight on this topic. I hope 
this will generate more interest in the questions raised. The 
original posting is attached below for reference.

Asim Roy
Arizona State University

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