neuron
n=5
a: neuron ~
b: toilet
What:
A more sophisticated neuron toilet diagram diagram...
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
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Where:
Date: Sep 28 2015 6:19 PM
# 8844 Critique Analogy
Flushing The Neuron....
a: A neuron ~
b: Toilet
What: A Neuron is Like Toilet
1: Both have a resting potential:
Waterstored in the tank has potential energy due togravity.
2:
Both have an action potential:
When you flush, an "impulse" is sent down the sewer pipe.
3:
Both have a threshold: A minimum quantity of
water is required to create a siphon.
4:
Both have a refractory period: A toilet cannot be
flushed while its tank is filling up
Useful?
Writer: Gidi Shemer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
LCC: QP351-495
Where:
Date: May 12 2013 9:26 PM
# 3107 Critique Analogy
Person As Nerve, Nerve As Person
a: A neuron ~
b: a miniature person
What: "The neuron is like a miniature person - having a personality, having an array of unlike parts, having actions both spontaneous and upon stimulation. Its actions depend on the convergence of steady states, transient events, built-in weighting factors, and intrinsic tendencies; it speaks finally with one voice, which integrates all that went before."
Useful?
Writer: Not Stated
LCC:
Where: Reference Link Has Evaporated
Date: May 12 2013 9:33 PM
# 3108 Critique Analogy
A Growing Thing....
a: A neuron ~
b: tree
What: "to understand this, think of a tree standing out in a field... a huge
building is constructed next to it. the building blocks much of the sunlight
that would've fallen on the tree." See the link for a long discussion of the tree as neuron comparison...
Useful?
Writer: Ken Collins
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Date: May 12 2013 9:35 PM
# 3109 Critique Analogy
A Map Of Nerves.....
a: A neuron ~
b: the 3 letter airport luggage code
What: "What's more, this standardised nervous system has been mapped completely. The result is something like the flight maps we see in the back pages of airline magazines. The four-letter name of each neuron is like the three-letter code for each of the world's airports. The lines represent connections between neurons, just as lines on a flight map represent routes between cities."
Useful?
Writer: Sebastian Seung
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Where:
Date: May 12 2013 9:38 PM
# 3110 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.