[Bmi] Jack Gallant's brain result is related to computer science

Juyang Weng weng at cse.msu.edu
Thu Apr 23 13:21:51 EDT 2015


With Prof. Jack Gallant's approval, I forward his reply to my last post:

On 4/23/15 12:14 PM, gallant wrote:
> Hi John -
>
> Just FYI, I view the brain as just a meaty computer that operates by 
> principles we don't yet fully understand, and all I'm doing is 
> reverse-engineering the system. So this is really a computer 
> science/engineering problem, and Turing machine issues do come into 
> play...
>
> Jack
>
>
> Jack Gallant
> Chancellor's Professor of Psychology
> Programs in Neuroscience, Bioengineering,
>     Biophysics & Vision Science
> University of California at Berkeley
> web site:  http://gallantlab.org
> twitter:      @gallantlab
> you tube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/gallantlabucb
> "Don't undertake a project unless it is manifestly important
>     and nearly impossible." -- Edwin Land 



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