04/07/11 MATHEMATICS
DEPARTMENT, FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
MATH
COLLOQUIUM, THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 11:00 AM, STR 138
SPEAKER: James Nystrom, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor,
Department of Mathematics,
Ferris State University
TITLE: On
some theoretical problems with brain emulation
ABSTRACT:
For
this seminar I will first present some background information from a recent
conference paper where I “developed a deep analogy between modern computational
techniques and a view of Universe as computation.” (See, e.g.,
http://myhomepage.ferris.edu/~nystroj/new_ontology.pdf)
In the last part of the seminar
I will present a new talk which focuses on some theoretical problems that may
result if in fact working brain emulations are built. The highlighted problems
would be the direct result of a specific type of (quantum mechanical based)
dualism that may exist between mind-stuff and matter-stuff in our Universe.
(For a complete abstract of this talk, see
http://myhomepage.ferris.edu/~nystroj/tosc_nys_brain.pdf)
REFRESHMENTS: 11:00 AM, STARR #138
http://www.ferris.edu/htmls/colleges/artsands/Math/MATH_COLLOQUIUM/ColloquiumWeb/index.html