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How and over what timescales does neural reuse actually occur?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 October 2010

Francesco Donnarumma ,
Roberto Prevete  and
Giuseppe Trautteur
Francesco Donnarumma
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte Sant'Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy. donnarumma@na.infn.itprevete@na.infn.ittrau@na.infn.ithttp://vinelab.na.infn.it
Roberto Prevete
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte Sant'Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy. donnarumma@na.infn.itprevete@na.infn.ittrau@na.infn.ithttp://vinelab.na.infn.it
Giuseppe Trautteur
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Complesso Universitario Monte Sant'Angelo, I-80126 Napoli, Italy. donnarumma@na.infn.itprevete@na.infn.ittrau@na.infn.ithttp://vinelab.na.infn.it
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Abstract

We isolate some critical aspects of the reuse notion in Anderson's massive redeployment hypothesis (MRH). We notice that the actual rearranging of local neural circuits at a timescale comparable with the reactivity timescale of the organism is left open. We propose the concept of programmable neural network as a solution.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 33 , Issue 4 , August 2010 , pp. 272 - 273
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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