Draft of "Genetic Versus Neural Information Processing Systems"

Draft of "Genetic Versus Neural Information Processing Systems"

Contributor(s):
Nirenberg, Marshall W.
Publication:
Produced: 27 March 1969
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Genetic Code
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Speeches
Drafts (documents)
Abstract:
This draft outlines Marshall Nirenberg's "speculations" as to the analogous relationship between the genetic code and the neural code. This talk was Nirenberg's most complete account of his considerations of the neural code and its relationship to the genetic code. When Nirenberg was asked to participate in a symposium on mental retardation in 1969, he insisted that his speech not be published as it was overly speculative and therefore did not meet the standards of his other scientific work. This draft of this speech compares the genetic code that directs protein synthesis with the neural code that directs neural processes. Topics covered in the talk include information storage and retrieval, questions of origins and evolution, and molecular-level mechanisms.
Copyright:
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Extent:
5 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584910X156 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
JJBBKL
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X156
Archival Collection:
The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers (Profiles in Science)