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Written by Raúl Arrabales Moreno
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Saturday, 23 December 2006 |
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Is machine consciousness a key aspect of strong artificial intelligence (strong AI)?
Can machine consciousness be applied as a pragmatic approach in weak AI?
Are machine consciousness and strong AI the same thing?
Machine consciousness is relatively immature as a modern scientific and engineering interdisciplinary paradigm [1]. Nevertheless, we could try to answer the former questions with a good degree of confidence.
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Written by Raúl Arrabales Moreno
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Thursday, 14 December 2006 |
 Satiago Ramón y Cajal Santiago Ramón y Cajal (May 1, 1852 - Octiber 17, 1934) was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1906 (jointly with Camillo Golgi). This Spanish scientist is considered one of the founders of neuroscience. Ramón y Cajal was very prolific in histologic studies of the central nervous system. His most salient work is included in [1] (Spanish) and [2] (English).
[1] Ramón y Cajal S. Estudios sobre la degeneración y regeneración de sistema nervioso. 2 vols. Madrid: N. Moya, 1913–14.
[2] S. Ramón y Cajal, Studies on the degeneration and regeneration of the nervous system, 2 vols, Oxford University Press, Oxford (1928).
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 10 April 2007 )
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Written by Raúl Arrabales Moreno
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Monday, 04 December 2006 |
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Scientists from Manchester University (Murray and his team [1][2]) have proven that patients suffering pain in their inexsistent phanton limbs can relieve pain by using visualisation. Using different techniques, from a simple mirror to advanced virtual reality systems where the patient is able to even control the virtual limb, researchers have proven that visualisation can help the brain to relieve the 'phantom' pain.
Somehow, the brain recalls sensory information coming from the amputated limb, and this causes conscious pain in the patient. These results suggest that self-consciousness mechanisms are affected by the amputation and the brain cannot automatically adapt its internal model.
[1] C. D. Murray, E. Patchick, S. Pettifer, T. Howard, J. Kalkarni, and C. Bamford. Investigating the efficacy of a virtual mirror box in treating phantom limb pain in a sample of chronic sufferers. International Journal of Disability and Human Development, page to appear, 2007.
[2] C. D. Murray, S. Pettifer, T. Howard, E. Patchick, J. Kalkarni, and C. Bamford. The treatment of phantom limb pain using immersive virtual reality: three case studies. Disability and Rehabilitation, page to appear, 2007.
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