convergence times

[mclennan@cs.utk.edu]

The scope for iterative algorithms in the brain is much greater
if they take place in the dendritic net via graded interactions.
Since a chemical synapse has about a 0.5 msec. delay, 10 iterations
might occur in 10 msec.  As long as there are no action potentials
in the loop, iteration can go pretty fast (in neural terms).
For several decades now Gordon Shepherd has been stressing the
importance of computation in the dendritic net.

Bruce MacLennan
Department of Computer Science
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The University of Tennessee
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