Perhaps, in neuron sets, neurons directly or indirectly interact with all other neurons and themselves. Neuronal groups vary, compete, and undergo selection {neuronal group selection} {neural Darwinism} {somatic evolution} {selectionism, neuron} {theory of neuronal group selection} (TNGS).
neuronal groups
Neuron groups make stimuli into responses and so have input and output. They are functional groups. During development, brain makes various neuron groups by protein regulation, cell division, cell migration, cell connection, myelination, and synapse changes, in response to developmental signals and environment. Brain has many neuron groups for each input-output task {degeneracy, brain}. Neuron groups vary in processing. Neuron groups have regulatory mechanisms and can adapt.
In response to input, brain compares results and prunes neuron groups by making cells die, disconnecting synapses, and reducing synapse strength. Feedback, feedforward, reward, punishment, regulation, and integration make optimum neuronal-group configurations.
selection
Selection strengthens connections that aid survival. Brain uses selection, not logic. During brain development, synapse pruning based on experience reduces overgrowth {developmental selection}. Later, experience strengthens or weakens synapses {experiential selection}.
reentry
Reciprocal neuron connections use signal reentry feedback to coordinate neural events over space and time. Error-correcting control systems are in neuronal groups. Interaction times are typically hundreds of milliseconds. Interactions involve all neurons.
factors
Input-output results depend on body morphology, hormones, emotions, memory, and existing brain structures.
consciousness
A functional group {dynamic core} is for consciousness and is dynamic, unified, private, and complex.
not computers
Brains are not computers, because they receive ambiguous input, have variable structures, have reciprocal connections {reentry}, and have complex output that integrates sense modalities [Edelman, 1989] [Edelman and Tononi, 2000] [Tononi and Edelman, 1998] [Edelman and Mountcastle, 1978] [Edelman, 1987] [Edelman, 1992] [Edelman, 2003] [Edelman, 2004].
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