Eric a dit:
It turned out to be sensory data that was triggered by odorous substances reaching the sensory epithelium, activating receptor cell axons that are part of the olfactory nerve. These nerves perforate the cribriform plate into the brain cavity and conclude in the olfactory bulb, which sent their axons in the olfactory tract to the piriform cortex, the periamygdaloid area, and the olfactory tubercle -- all bearing neuronal markers of "that smell." The Bush Administration stands by this story, though many in the media see this as sign of a coverup ...
I see that the Bush Administration is made up of reductionists who believe that to understand the physiological processes involved in sense experience is to explain the experience itself. This is surprising, for such materialism would seem to conflict with the Administration's spiritual emphasis elsewhere. As a counter to their view that humans are merely complicated machines see http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qualia-knowledge/ Robert Paul The Reed Institute ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html
