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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (225082)3/19/2005 5:58:44 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (3) of 1572154
 
"In fact, the higher brain functions are more specifically associated with the cerebral cortex, the wrinkled outer layer of the cerebrum. Consider that every cubic inch of this layer contains perhaps 10,000 miles of interconnecting neurons.

Why the wrinkledness? Well, it increases the surface area and allows more room for more neurons. These convolutions or wrinklings are associated with higher cerebral capabilities. Amphibians and reptiles have smooth brains."

biologie.uni-hamburg.de

By the way, I'm not buying the notion that her cerebral cortex simply "turned into fluid," because if you think about it, we're all mere "walking bags of fluid."

Your sentence above doesn't make a lot of sense. But if the celebral cortex has turned to fluid then there would be no place for the neurons and dendrites 'to sit' and function. In other words, she probably functions now at the level of a reptile or less.

ted
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