Thread: The secrets of intelligence lie within a single cell

Originally Posted by SnakeCharmer

Cells that "just communicate" is what our brains are. Again, read previous posts again and you will see that no one in this thread mentioned anything about cells becoming more intelligent individually.

Ok I kind of forgot my point and I've written it in a fairly incoherent way. It was convoluted.
But, that is exactly what I said. We are just a collection of cells.

Originally Posted by SnakeCharmer

That's a really bad analogy. No one is claiming that a group of mentally retarded people is an intelligent system.

Um, yes but I was saying that retarded people could be equivalent to one brain cell.
LMAO that sounds mean, but metaphorically speaking.
They don't become smarter when thy get in a group. I mean the GROUP doesn't get smarter.
They might appear smarter, because they are interacting, but they are still not smarter even collectively.

We only appear smarter than single cells because we are just a group of cells working together.

Originally Posted by SnakeCharmer

I'm suggesting that they can. I'm also suggesting that this is called synaptic plasticity and that it's a big part of how brains work.

Ok this might be where my argument falls through. Regions of the brain can take on tasks when the 'proper' region is unable to. But also nobody really knows why. It might not be any sort of learning.
Nobody knows how brain cells even operate. So I am unable to argue this any further.