X-Message-Number: 5671
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 12:54:39 -0500 (EST)
From: Robin Helweg-Larsen <>
Subject: Re: Neuro vs WB

Stuff was said really nicely about the brain in the stomach, and, in reply, 
about that brain's irrelevance to personality.  (To me, the pseudo-Zen 
version of "preserve the body, toss the brain" is not a realistic option.)

One image I haven't seen used yet is the headless chicken.  Of course, 
they really *do* run around, albeit chaotically.  Not just does the heart 
keep pumping, but the legs take rapid steps in excellent alternating 
rhythm, and the wings flap, and so on.  Where does the memory reside for 
the muscles to know what to do?  

Sure, the memory may only be reflex, or genetically programmed, or 
whatever.  But it is still memory, and until you can identify where every 
memory is located, you can't be sure what else is riding in the 
compartment labelled "leg reflexes", hiding under a seat because it's 
found a way of avoiding paying its fare.  

Robin HL


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