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Evolutionary conservation and ontogenetic emergence of neural algorithms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 1998

Hermann Wagner  and
Dirk Kautz
Hermann Wagner
Affiliation:
Institut für Biologie II, RWTH Aachen, D-52074 Aachen, Germanywagner@tyto.bio2.rwth-aachen.dekautz@nke.de birdland.bio2.rwth-aachen.de
Dirk Kautz
Affiliation:
Institut für Biologie II, RWTH Aachen, D-52074 Aachen, Germanywagner@tyto.bio2.rwth-aachen.dekautz@nke.de birdland.bio2.rwth-aachen.de
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Abstract

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Neural algorithms are conserved during evolution. Neurons with different shapes and using different molecular mechanisms can perform the same computation. However, evolutionary conservation of neural algorithms is not sufficient for claiming the realization of an algorithm for a specific computational problem. A plausible scheme for ontogenetic emergence of the structure of the algorithm must also be provided.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , April 1998 , pp. 285 - 286
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press