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She cut the heads off of her flies.
ใƒใ‚จใฎ้ ญใ‚’ ่ฝใจใ—ใฆใ—ใพใ†ใฎใงใ™
These headless bodies can live for about a day, but they don't do much.
้ ญใŒใชใ„็Šถๆ…‹ใงใ‚‚ ใŠใ‚ˆใ1ๆ—ฅใฏ็”Ÿใใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ ๅคงใ—ใŸใ“ใจใฏ ใงใใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒ
They just stand around and groom excessively.
ใŸใ ๅ‹•ใๅ›žใฃใฆ ้Žๅ‰ฐใซ่บซ็น•ใ„ใ‚’ใ—ใพใ™
So it seems that the only trait that survives decapitation is vanity.
้ ญใ‚’ใชใใ—ใŸๅพŒใซๆฎ‹ใ‚‹ใฎใฏ โ€œ่ฆ‹ๆ „โ€ ใ ใ‘ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใงใ™
(Laughter) Anyway, as you'll see in a moment, Susana was able to turn on the flight motor of what's the equivalent of the spinal cord of these flies and get some of the headless bodies to actually take off and fly away.
(็ฌ‘๏ผ‰ ใ„ใšใ‚Œใซใ›ใ‚ˆ ใŠ่ฆ‹ใ›ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใŠใ‚Š ใ‚นใ‚ถใƒผใƒŠใฏ ใƒใ‚จใง ่„Š้ซ„็ฅž็ตŒใซ็›ธๅฝ“ใ™ใ‚‹็ฅž็ตŒใ‹ใ‚‰ ้ฃ›่กŒใ‚’ๅธใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹้ƒจๅˆ†ใ‚’ ๅˆถๅพกใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซๆˆๅŠŸใ— ้ ญใŒใชใ„ใƒใ‚จใ‚’ๅฎŸ้š›ใซ ้ฃ›ใฐใ—ใฆใฟใ›ใŸใฎใงใ™
They didn't get very far, obviously.
้ ใใซ่กŒใ‘ใชใ„ใฎใฏ ๅฝ“็„ถใงใ™ใŒ
Since we took these first steps, the field of optogenetics has exploded.
ๆœ€ๅˆใฎไธ€ๆญฉใ‚’ ็งใŸใกใŒๅง‹ใ‚ใŸใ“ใจใซใ‚ˆใ‚Š ๅ…‰้บไผๅญฆใฎๅˆ†้‡ŽใŒ ๆ€ฅๆˆ้•ทใ—ใพใ—ใŸ
And there are now hundreds of labs using these approaches.
ไปŠใงใฏๆ•ฐ็™พใฎ็ ”็ฉถๆ‰€ใŒ ใ“ใฎๅฎŸ้จ“ๆ–นๆณ•ใ‚’ ๆŽก็”จใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™
And we've come a long way since Galvani's and Susana's first successes in making animals twitch or jump.
ใ‚ฌใƒซใƒใƒผใƒ‹ใ‚„ใ‚นใ‚ถใƒผใƒŠใŒ ๅ‹•็‰ฉใฎ็ญ‹ๅŽ็ธฎใ‚„้ฃ›่กŒใชใฉใฎ ๆœ€ๅˆใฎๆˆๅŠŸใ‚’ๅŽใ‚ใฆใ‹ใ‚‰ ้•ทใ„้“ใ‚’ๆญฉใ‚“ใงใใพใ—ใŸ
We can now actually interfere with their psychology in rather profound ways, as I'll show you in my last example, which is directed at a familiar question.
ไปŠใ‚„ๅ‹•็‰ฉใฎๅฟƒ็†ใซ ๆœฌ่ณช็š„ใชใ‚„ใ‚Šๆ–นใง ๅนฒๆธ‰ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ ใ“ใฎๆœ€ๅพŒใฎไพ‹ใง ใŠ่ฆ‹ใ›ใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใฏ ใ‚ˆใ่€ณใซใ™ใ‚‹ๅ•ใ„ใซ ๅ‘ใ‘ใŸใ‚‚ใฎใงใ™
Life is a string of choices creating a constant pressure to decide what to do next.
ใ€Œไบบ็”Ÿใจใฏ้ธๆŠžใฎ้€ฃ้Ž–ใงใ‚ใ‚Š ๆฌกใซไฝ•ใ‚’ใ™ในใใ‹ๆฑบใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ ็ตถใˆใšๆฑ‚ใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€
We cope with this pressure by having brains, and within our brains, decision-making centers that I've called here the "Actor."
็งใŸใกใฏใ“ใ†ใ„ใฃใŸใƒ—ใƒฌใƒƒใ‚ทใƒฃใƒผใซๅฏพใ—ใฆ ่„ณใ‚’ไฝฟใฃใฆๅฏพๅ‡ฆใ—ใพใ™ ใ“ใฎ่„ณใฎไธญใงๆฑบๅฎšใฎ ้ตใ‚’ๆกใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใ‚’ ็งใฏใ€Œใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ฟใƒผ(ไฟณๅ„ช)ใ€ใจ ๅ‘ผใ‚“ใงใ„ใพใ™
The Actor implements a policy that takes into account the state of the environment and the context in which we operate.
ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ฟใƒผใฏใใฎๆ™‚ใซ็งใŸใกใŒ ็ฝฎใ‹ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹็Šถๆณใ‚„ ็’ฐๅขƒใ‚’ๅŸบใซใ—ใฆ ไธ€ใคใฎๆ–น้‡ใ‚’่จญๅฎšใ—ใพใ™
Our actions change the environment, or context, and these changes are then fed back into the decision loop.
่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ่กŒๅ‹•ใŒ ็’ฐๅขƒใ‚„็Šถๆณใ‚’ๅค‰ใˆใฆ ใ•ใ‚‰ใซใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใŒใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒผใƒ‰ใƒใƒƒใ‚ฏใ•ใ‚Œ ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ๆฑบๆ–ญใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใŒใงใใพใ™
Now to put some neurobiological meat on this abstract model, we constructed a simple one-dimensional world for our favorite subject, fruit flies.
ใ“ใฎ็ฅž็ตŒ็”Ÿ็‰ฉๅญฆใฎ่ญฐ่ซ–ใ‚’ ๆŠฝ่ฑก็š„ใชใƒขใƒ‡ใƒซใซ ๅฝ“ใฆใฏใ‚ใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ† ็งใŸใกใŠๅพ—ๆ„ใฎ ใ‚ทใƒงใ‚ฆใ‚ธใƒงใ‚ฆใƒใ‚จใ‚’ไฝฟใ„ ไธ€ๆฌกๅ…ƒใฎไธ–็•Œใ‚’ไฝœใฃใฆใฟใพใ—ใŸ
Each chamber in these two vertical stacks contains one fly.
ใ“ใฎๅž‚็›ดใซ้‡ใญใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸ ไบŒๅˆ—ใฎใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚นใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œใซใฏ ไธ€ๅŒนใšใคใƒใ‚จใŒๅ…ฅใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™
The left and the right halves of the chamber are filled with two different odors, and a security camera watches as the flies pace up and down between them.
ใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œใฎ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎ ๅณๅŠๅˆ†ใจๅทฆๅŠๅˆ†ใฏ ใใ‚Œใžใ‚ŒๅˆฅใฎๅŒ‚ใ„ใง ๆบ€ใŸใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™ ใใ—ใฆใƒใ‚จใŒ ่กŒใฃใŸใ‚ŠๆฅใŸใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’ ็›ฃ่ฆ–ใ‚ซใƒกใƒฉใŒ่ฆ‹ใฆใ„ใพใ™
Here's some such CCTV footage.
ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒ็›ฃ่ฆ–ใ‚ซใƒกใƒฉใŒ ใจใ‚‰ใˆใŸๆ˜ ๅƒใงใ™
Whenever a fly reaches the midpoint of the chamber where the two odor streams meet, it has to make a decision.
ใƒใ‚จใฏ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎ ็œŸใ‚“ไธญใซๆฅใŸใจใ ้•ใ†ๅŒ‚ใ„ใฎ็‹ญ้–“ใง ๆฑบๆ–ญใ‚’ใ—ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“
It has to decide whether to turn around and stay in the same odor, or whether to cross the midline and try something new.
ๅ‘ใใ‚’ๅค‰ใˆใฆ ไปŠๆฅใŸ้“ใ‚’ๆˆปใ‚Š ๅŒใ˜ๅŒ‚ใ„ใซ็•™ใพใ‚‹ใ‹ ็œŸใ‚“ไธญใ‚’่ถŠใˆใฆ ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’่ฉฆใฟใ‚‹ใ‹
These decisions are clearly a reflection of the Actor's policy.
ใ“ใฎๆฑบๅฎšใฏใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ฟใƒผใŒ ไฝœใ‚Šๅ‡บใ—ใŸ ่กŒๅ‹•ๆ–น้‡ใซๅพ“ใ„ใพใ™
Now for an intelligent being like our fly, this policy is not written in stone but rather changes as the animal learns from experience.
ใ“ใฎใƒใ‚จใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช ็Ÿฅ็š„็”Ÿ็‰ฉใฎ่กŒๅ‹•ๆ–น้‡ใฏ ็ขบๅฎšใ—ใŸใ‚‚ใฎใงใฏใชใ ็ตŒ้จ“ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅญฆ็ฟ’ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใง ๅค‰ๅŒ–ใ—ใฆใ„ใใ‚‚ใฎใงใ™
We can incorporate such an element of adaptive intelligence into our model by assuming that the fly's brain contains not only an Actor, but a different group of cells, a "Critic," that provides a running commentary on the Actor's choices.
ใ“ใฎ้ฉๅฟœๆ€งใ‚’ ็งใŸใกใฎใƒขใƒ‡ใƒซใซ ๅ–ใ‚Šๅ…ฅใ‚Œใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซ ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ฟใƒผใจใฏ็•ฐใชใ‚‹ ็ดฐ่ƒžใฎใ‚ฐใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใงใ‚ใ‚‹ ใ€Œ่ฉ•่ซ–ๅฎถใ€ใŒ่„ณๅ†…ใซๅญ˜ๅœจใ— ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ฟใƒผใŒใ—ใŸ้ธๆŠžใซๅฏพใ— ๆ„่ฆ‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใจ ไปฎๅฎšใ—ใพใ™
You can think of this nagging inner voice as sort of the brain's equivalent of the Catholic Church, if you're an Austrian like me, or the super-ego, if you're Freudian, or your mother, if you're Jewish.
้€”็ตถใˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฎใชใ„ ใ“ใฎๅ†…ใชใ‚‹ๅฃฐใฏ ็š†ใ•ใ‚“ใŒ็งใจๅŒใ˜ ใ‚ชใƒผใ‚นใƒˆใƒชใ‚ขไบบใงใ‚ใ‚Œใฐ ่„ณๅ†…ใฎใ‚ซใƒˆใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏๆ•™ไผšใจใ—ใฆ ่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ„ใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ† ใƒ•ใƒญใ‚คใƒˆๆดพใงใ‚ใ‚Œใฐ ่ถ…่‡ชๆˆ‘ใจใ—ใฆ ใƒฆใƒ€ใƒคไบบใงใ‚ใ‚Œใฐ ใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใ ใจ่€ƒใˆใฆใใ ใ•ใ„
(Laughter) Now obviously, the Critic is a key ingredient in what makes us intelligent.
๏ผˆ็ฌ‘๏ผ‰ ใ€Œ่ฉ•่ซ–ๅฎถใ€ใŒ ็งใŸใกใฎ็Ÿฅๆ€งใฎ้ตใจ ใชใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏ ๆ˜Žใ‚‰ใ‹ใงใ™
So we set out to identify the cells in the fly's brain that played the role of the Critic.
ใใ“ใง็งใŸใกใฏ ใƒใ‚จใฎ่„ณใฎไธญใง ใ€Œ่ฉ•่ซ–ๅฎถใ€ใฎๅฝน็›ฎใ‚’ ๆžœใŸใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹็ดฐ่ƒžใ‚’ ็‰นๅฎšใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใพใ—ใŸ
And the logic of our experiment was simple.
ๅฎŸ้จ“ๆ–นๆณ•ใฏๅ˜็ด”ใงใ™
We thought if we could use our optical remote control to activate the cells of the Critic, we should be able, artificially, to nag the Actor into changing its policy.
ๅ…‰ใงใ€Œ่ฉ•่ซ–ๅฎถใ€ใฎ็ดฐ่ƒžใ‚’ ้ ้š”ๅˆถๅพกใ—ใฆ ๆดปๆ€งๅŒ–ใ•ใ›ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใ‚Œใฐ ไบบ็‚บ็š„ใซใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ฟใƒผใฎ ่กŒๅ‹•ๆ–น้‡ใ‚’ๅค‰ใˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒ ใงใใ‚‹ใฏใšใจ ่€ƒใˆใŸใฎใงใ™
In other words, the fly should learn from mistakes that it thought it had made but, in reality, it had not made.
่จ€ใ„ๆ›ใˆใ‚‹ใจ ใƒใ‚จใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒใ—ใŸใจๆ€ใ† ้–“้•ใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰ ๅญฆ็ฟ’ใ™ใ‚‹ใฏใšใงใ™ใŒ ๅฎŸ้š›ใซใฏ้–“้•ใ„ใ‚’ ็ตŒ้จ“ใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ„ใฎใงใ™
So we bred flies whose brains were more or less randomly peppered with cells that were light addressable.
็งใŸใกใฏ ๅ…‰ใงๅˆถๅพกใงใใ‚‹็ดฐ่ƒžใ‚’ ่„ณใซไธ่ฆๅ‰‡ใซใกใ‚Šใฐใ‚ใŸ ใƒใ‚จใ‚’่‚ฒใฆใพใ—ใŸ
And then we took these flies and allowed them to make choices.
ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎใƒใ‚จใ‚’ไฝฟใ„ ้ธๆŠžใ‚’ใ•ใ›ใพใ—ใŸ
And whenever they made one of the two choices, chose one odor, in this case the blue one over the orange one, we switched on the lights.
2ใคใฎ้ธๆŠž่‚ขใ‹ใ‚‰๏ผ‘ใค ใฉใกใ‚‰ใ‹ใฎๅŒ‚ใ„ใ‚’้ธใถใจ ใ“ใฎใ‚ฑใƒผใ‚นใงใฏ ใ‚ชใƒฌใƒณใ‚ธ่‰ฒใงใชใ ้’่‰ฒใฎๆ–นใ‚’้ธใถใจ ๅ…‰ใŒใคใใพใ™
If the Critic was among the optically activated cells, the result of this intervention should be a change in policy.
ๅ…‰ใงๆดปๆ€งๅŒ–ใ™ใ‚‹็ดฐ่ƒžใฎไธญใซ ใ€Œ่ฉ•่ซ–ๅฎถใ€ใŒๅซใพใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚Œใฐ ใ“ใฎไป‹ๅ…ฅใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆ ่กŒๅ‹•ๆ–น้‡ใŒๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚‹ใฏใšใงใ™
The fly should learn to avoid the optically reinforced odor.
ใƒใ‚จใฏ ๅ…‰ใงๅˆบๆฟ€ใ‚’ ๅ—ใ‘ใŸๆ–นใฎๅŒ‚ใ„ใ‚’ ้ฟใ‘ใ‚‹ใฏใšใงใ™
Here's what happened in two instances: We're comparing two strains of flies, each of them having about 100 light-addressable cells in their brains, shown here in green on the left and on the right.
ไพ‹ใ‚’๏ผ’ใค็ดนไป‹ใ—ใพใ™ ๏ผ’็ณป็ตฑใฎใƒใ‚จใ‚’ๆฏ”ในใฆใ„ใพใ™ ใ„ใšใ‚Œใ‚‚ ๅ…‰ใงๅˆถๅพกใงใใ‚‹็ดฐ่ƒžใŒ ใŠใ‚ˆใ๏ผ‘๏ผ๏ผๅ€‹่„ณๅ†…ใซใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ ๅทฆๅณใฎ ็ท‘่‰ฒใซ ่ฆ‹ใˆใ‚‹้ƒจๅˆ†ใงใ™
What's common among these groups of cells is that they all produce the neurotransmitter dopamine.
ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎ็ดฐ่ƒžใซ ๅ…ฑ้€šใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใฏ ใ„ใšใ‚Œใ‚‚็ฅž็ตŒไผ้”็‰ฉ่ณช ใƒ‰ใƒผใƒ‘ใƒŸใƒณใ‚’็”Ÿๆˆใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใงใ™
But the identities of the individual dopamine-producing neurons are clearly largely different on the left and on the right.
ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใƒ‰ใƒผใƒ‘ใƒŸใƒณใ‚’็”Ÿๆˆใ™ใ‚‹ ใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใƒญใƒณใŒใฉใ‚Œใ‹ใฏ ๅณใจๅทฆใง ๆ˜Žใ‚‰ใ‹ใซ ๅคงใใ็•ฐใชใ‚Šใพใ™
Optically activating these hundred or so cells into two strains of flies has dramatically different consequences.
ๅ…‰ใงใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰๏ผ‘๏ผ๏ผๅ€‹ใ‹ใใ“ใ‚‰ใฎ ็ดฐ่ƒžใ‚’ๆดปๆ€งๅŒ–ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใง ๏ผ’็ณป็ตฑใฎใƒใ‚จใฎ้–“ใซใฏ ๅЇ็š„ใช้•ใ„ใŒ็”Ÿใ˜ใพใ™
If you look first at the behavior of the fly on the right, you can see that whenever it reaches the midpoint of the chamber where the two odors meet, it marches straight through, as it did before.
ๅณๅดใฎใƒใ‚จใฎ่กŒๅ‹•ใ‚’ ๆœ€ๅˆใซ่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใจ ใƒใ‚จใŒ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎ็œŸใ‚“ไธญ ไบŒใคใฎๅŒ‚ใ„ใŒๆททใ˜ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใซ ใŸใฉใ‚Š็€ใใจ ไปŠใพใงใจๅŒใ˜ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ ใพใฃใ™ใ้€ฒใฟใพใ™
Its behavior is completely unchanged.
่กŒๅ‹•ใฏๅ…จใๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“
But the behavior of the fly on the left is very different.
ใ—ใ‹ใ— ๅทฆๅดใฎใƒใ‚จใฏ ๅ…จใ้•ใ†่กŒๅ‹•ใ‚’ใจใ‚Šใพใ™
Whenever it comes up to the midpoint, it pauses, it carefully scans the odor interface as if it was sniffing out its environment, and then it turns around.
็œŸใ‚“ไธญใพใงใใ‚‹ใจ ็ซ‹ใกๆญขใพใ‚Š ใ‚ใŸใ‹ใ‚‚ๅ‘จใ‚Šใฎ็’ฐๅขƒใ‚’ ๆŽขใ‚ใ†ใจใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ ็ถฟๅฏ†ใซๅŒ‚ใ„ใ‚’ๅˆ†ๆžใ— ใใ—ใฆ้€†ๆˆปใ‚Šใ—ใพใ™
This means that the policy that the Actor implements now includes an instruction to avoid the odor that's in the right half of the chamber.
ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎ็ตๆžœใฏ ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ฟใƒผใŒไฝœใฃใŸ่กŒๅ‹•ๆ–น้‡ใŒ ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใฎๅณๅŠๅˆ†ใซ ๆบ€ใŸใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ๅŒ‚ใ„ใ‚’ ้ฟใ‘ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ ไป•ๅ‘ใ‘ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใงใ™
This means that the Critic must have spoken in that animal, and that the Critic must be contained among the dopamine-producing neurons on the left, but not among the dopamine producing neurons on the right.
ๅทฆๅดใฎใƒใ‚จใงใฏใ€Œ่ฉ•่ซ–ๅฎถใ€ใŒ ๆฉŸ่ƒฝใ—ใฆใŠใ‚Š ๅทฆใฎใƒ‰ใƒผใƒ‘ใƒŸใƒณใ‚’็”Ÿๆˆใ™ใ‚‹ ใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใƒญใƒณใซใฏ ใ€Œ่ฉ•่ซ–ๅฎถใ€ใŒๅซใพใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ ใฏใšใงใ™ใŒ ๅณๅดใฎใƒ‰ใƒผใƒ‘ใƒŸใƒณใ‚’็”Ÿๆˆใ™ใ‚‹ใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใƒญใƒณใซใฏ ๅซใพใ‚Œใฆใ„ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™
Through many such experiments, we were able to narrow down the identity of the Critic to just 12 cells.
ๅนพๅคšใฎใ“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชๅฎŸ้จ“ใ‚’็นฐใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ— ใ€Œ่ฉ•่ซ–ๅฎถใ€ใฎๆ‰€ๅœจใ‚’ 12ๅ€‹ใฎ็ดฐ่ƒžใพใงใซ ็ตžใ‚Š่พผใฟใพใ—ใŸ
These 12 cells, as shown here in green, send the output to a brain structure called the "mushroom body," which is shown here in gray.
ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎ็ท‘่‰ฒใง็คบใ—ใŸ 12ๅ€‹ใฎ็ดฐ่ƒžใฏ ๅ‡บๅŠ›ๆƒ…ๅ ฑใ‚’่„ณๆง‹้€ ใฎ ใ‚ญใƒŽใ‚ณไฝ“ใจๅ‘ผใฐใ‚Œใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ ใ“ใฎ็ฐ่‰ฒใฎใจใ“ใ‚ใซ้€ใ‚Šใพใ™
We know from our formal model that the brain structure at the receiving end of the Critic's commentary is the Actor.
็†่ซ–็š„ใชใƒขใƒ‡ใƒซใ‹ใ‚‰ ่„ณๆง‹้€ ใฎไธญใง ใ€Œ่ฉ•่ซ–ๅฎถใ€ใฎๅ‡บๅŠ›ใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใ‚‹ใฎใฏ ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ฟใƒผใจๅˆ†ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใง
So this anatomy suggests that the mushroom bodies have something to do with action choice.
ใ“ใฎๅˆ†ๆžใŒ็คบใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใฏ ใ‚ญใƒŽใ‚ณไฝ“ใฏ่กŒๅ‹•ใฎ ้ธๆŠžใซไฝ•ใ‹ใ—ใ‚‰ ้–ขไฟ‚ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™
Based on everything we know about the mushroom bodies, this makes perfect sense.
ใ‚ญใƒŽใ‚ณไฝ“ใซใคใ„ใฆ ๅˆ†ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’่€ƒใˆใ‚‹ใจ ๅฎŒๅ…จใซ็ญ‹ใŒ้€šใ‚Šใพใ™
In fact, it makes so much sense that we can construct an electronic toy circuit that simulates the behavior of the fly.
ๅฎŸ้š› ใ‚ใพใ‚Šใซใ‚‚็ถบ้บ—ใซ ็ญ‹ใŒ้€šใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใง ใƒใ‚จใฎ่กŒๅ‹•ใ‚’ ๆจกๅ€ฃใ™ใ‚‹ ใŠใ‚‚ใกใ‚ƒใฎ้›ปๆฐ—ๅ›ž่ทฏใ‚’ ไฝœใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™
In this electronic toy circuit, the mushroom body neurons are symbolized by the vertical bank of blue LEDs in the center of the board.
ใ“ใฎ้›ปๆฐ—ๅ›ž่ทฏใง ใ‚ญใƒŽใ‚ณไฝ“ใฎใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใƒญใƒณใฏ ไธญๅคฎใซ็ธฆใซไธฆใ‚“ใ  ้’่‰ฒLEDใง ่กจใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ™
These LED's are wired to sensors that detect the presence of odorous molecules in the air.
ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎLEDใฏ ใ‚ปใƒณใ‚ตใƒผใซใคใชใŒใฃใฆใŠใ‚Š ็ฉบๆฐ—ไธญใฎๅŒ‚ใ„ๅˆ†ๅญใฎ ๅญ˜ๅœจใ‚’ๆ„Ÿ็Ÿฅใ—ใพใ™
Each odor activates a different combination of sensors, which in turn activates a different odor detector in the mushroom body.
ใใ‚Œใžใ‚ŒใฎๅŒ‚ใ„ใฏ ใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œ้•ใ† ใ‚ปใƒณใ‚ตใƒผใฎ็ต„ใฟๅˆใ‚ใ›ใ‚’ๆดปๆ€งๅŒ–ใ•ใ› ใใ‚Œใฏใ‚ญใƒŽใ‚ณไฝ“ใฎไธญใฎ ใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œ็•ฐใชใ‚‹ๅŒ‚ใ„ๆคœ็Ÿฅๅ™จใ‚’ ๆดปๆ€งๅŒ–ใ•ใ›ใพใ™
So the pilot in the cockpit of the fly, the Actor, can tell which odor is present simply by looking at which of the blue LEDs lights up.
ใƒใ‚จใฎๆ“็ธฆๅธญใงใฏ ใƒ‘ใ‚คใƒญใƒƒใƒˆใงใ‚ใ‚‹ ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ฟใƒผใŒ ใฉใฎๅŒ‚ใ„ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ‚’ ใฉใฎ้’่‰ฒLEDใŒๅ…‰ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใง ่ช่ญ˜ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™
What the Actor does with this information depends on its policy, which is stored in the strengths of the connection, between the odor detectors and the motors that power the fly's evasive actions.
ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ฟใƒผใŒใ“ใฎๆƒ…ๅ ฑใ‚’ไฝฟใฃใฆ ไฝ•ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฏ ่กŒๅ‹•ๆ–น้‡ใซใ‚ˆใฃใฆๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚Š ๅŒ‚ใ„ๆคœ็Ÿฅๅ™จใจใƒใ‚จใฎ ๅ›ž้ฟ่กŒๅ‹•ใ‚’่ตทใ“ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ ้‹ๅ‹•ๅ™จใฎ็ตใณใคใใฎๅผทใ•ใŒ ใใฎๆ–น้‡ใฎ ใ‚ˆใ‚Šๆ‰€ใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™
If the connection is weak, the motors will stay off and the fly will continue straight on its course.
ใ‚‚ใ—็ตใณใคใใŒๅผฑใ‘ใ‚Œใฐ ้‹ๅ‹•ๅ™จใฏๅƒใ‹ใš ใƒใ‚จใฏใใฎใพใพ็›ด้€ฒใ—ใพใ™
If the connection is strong, the motors will turn on and the fly will initiate a turn.
็ตใณใคใใŒๅผทใ‘ใ‚Œใฐ ้‹ๅ‹•ๅ™จใŒๅƒใ ใƒใ‚จใฏไปŠๆฅใŸ้“ใ‚’ๆˆปใ‚Šใพใ™
Now consider a situation in which the motors stay off, the fly continues on its path and it suffers some painful consequence such as getting zapped.
ๆฌกใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช็Šถๆณใ‚’ ่€ƒใˆใฆใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ† ้‹ๅ‹•ๅ™จใŒๅƒใ‹ใชใ„ใพใพ ใพใฃใ™ใ้€ฒใ‚€ใจ ็—›ใฟใ‚’ไผดใ†็ตๆžœใŒ ๅพ…ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ ไพ‹ใˆใฐ้›ปๆฐ—ใŒ ๆตใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใช
In a situation like this, we would expect the Critic to speak up and to tell the Actor to change its policy.
ใ“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช็Šถๆณใงใฏ ใ€Œ่ฉ•่ซ–ๅฎถใ€ใฏ ่กŒๅ‹•ๆ–น้‡ใ‚’ๅค‰ใˆใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ† ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ฟใƒผใซๅƒใใ‹ใ‘ใ‚‹ใ‚‚ใฎใจ ไบˆๆƒณใ•ใ‚Œใพใ™
We have created such a situation, artificially, by turning on the critic with a flash of light.
ๅ…‰ใงๆ‰น่ฉ•ๅฎถใ‚’ ๅƒใ‹ใ›ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใง ใ“ใฎ็Šถๆณใ‚’ไบบ็‚บ็š„ใซ ไฝœใ‚Šๅ‡บใ—ใพใ—ใŸ
That caused a strengthening of the connections between the currently active odor detector and the motors.
ใใ—ใฆใ“ใ‚Œใฏ็พๅœจๆดปๆ€งๅŒ–ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ ๅŒ‚ใ„ๆคœ็Ÿฅๅ™จใจ ้‹ๅ‹•ๅ™จใฎ็ตใณใคใใ‚’ๅผทใ‚ใ‚‹ ็ตๆžœใจใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ
So the next time the fly finds itself facing the same odor again, the connection is strong enough to turn on the motors and to trigger an evasive maneuver.
ใคใพใ‚Šๆฌกใซ ใƒใ‚จใŒ ๅŒใ˜ๅŒ‚ใ„ใจ ๅ‡บใใ‚ใ—ใŸใจใ ็ตใณใคใใฏ้‹ๅ‹•ๅ™จใ‚’ๅƒใ‹ใ› ๅ›ž้ฟ่กŒๅ‹•ใ‚’ใจใ‚Šใพใ™
I don't know about you, but I find it exhilarating to see how vague psychological notions evaporate and give rise to a physical, mechanistic understanding of the mind, even if it's the mind of the fly.
็š†ใ•ใ‚“ใฏใฉใ†ใ‹ ๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใŒ ็งใ‹ใ‚‰ใ™ใ‚‹ใจ ๅฟƒ็†ๅญฆใฎๆŠฝ่ฑก็š„ใช ๆฆ‚ๅฟตใŒๆถˆใˆๅคฑใ› ๅฟƒใฎๅƒใใ‚’่บซไฝ“็š„ใƒปๆฉŸๆขฐ็š„ใซ ็†่งฃใงใใ‚‹ใฎใฏ ๅฎŸใซ็ˆฝๅฟซใชใ“ใจใซๆ€ใˆใพใ™ ใŸใจใˆใƒใ‚จใฎๅฟƒใ ใจ ใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใงใ™
This is one piece of good news.
ใ“ใ‚Œใฏใ‚ˆใ„ใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใ‚นใฎไธ€ใคใงใ™
The other piece of good news, for a scientist at least, is that much remains to be discovered.
ใ‚‚ใ†ไธ€ใคใฎ ๅฐ‘ใชใใจใ‚‚็ง‘ๅญฆ่€…ใซใจใฃใฆ ใ‚ˆใ„ใƒ‹ใƒฅใƒผใ‚นใฏ ใพใ ใพใ ๆœช็Ÿฅใฎ้ ˜ๅŸŸใŒ ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใ„ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ™
In the experiments I told you about, we have lifted the identity of the Critic, but we still have no idea how the Critic does its job.
ๅ‰่ฟฐใ—ใŸๅฎŸ้จ“ใง ใ€Œ่ฉ•่ซ–ๅฎถใ€ใŒ่ชฐใ‹ใฏ ๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใŒ ใ€Œ่ฉ•่ซ–ๅฎถใ€ใŒใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ ๅƒใ„ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‹ใฏ ใพใ ๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“
Come to think of it, knowing when you're wrong without a teacher, or your mother, telling you, is a very hard problem.
่€ƒใˆใฆใฟใ‚‹ใจ ๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใ‚„ใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใฎๅŠฉ่จ€็„กใ—ใงใฏ ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ้–“้•ใ„ใซ ๆฐ—ใฅใใ“ใจใฏ ใจใฆใ‚‚้›ฃใ—ใ„ใ“ใจใงใ™
There are some ideas in computer science and in artificial intelligence as to how this might be done, but we still haven't solved a single example of how intelligent behavior springs from the physical interactions in living matter.
ใ‚ณใƒณใƒ”ใƒฅใƒผใ‚ฟใ‚ตใ‚คใ‚จใƒณใ‚นใ‚„ ไบบๅทฅ็Ÿฅ่ƒฝใฎไธญใซใฏ ใ“ใ‚Œใ‚‰ใฎ่งฃๆฑบ็ญ–ใฎ ็ณธๅฃใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใŒ ็”Ÿ็‰ฉใซใŠใ„ใฆ ็Ÿฅ็š„่กŒๅ‹•ใŒ ใฉใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช็ฅž็ตŒ็ดฐ่ƒž้–“ใฎ ็›ธไบ’ไฝœ็”จใง่ตทใ“ใ‚‹ใ‹ ่จผๆ˜Žใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ ่จผๆ˜Žใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“
I think we'll get there in the not too distant future.
ใใ‚Œใ‚‰ใŒ่งฃๆฑบใ•ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใฎใ‚‚ ใใ†้ ใใชใ„ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™
Thank you.
ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ—ใŸ
(Applause)
๏ผˆๆ‹ๆ‰‹๏ผ‰
Well, there's lots to talk about, but I think I'm just going to play to start off.
่ฉฑใ™ใ“ใจใฏใ„ใฃใฑใ„ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‘ใฉใ€ ใจใ‚Šใ‚ใˆใšๆผ”ๅฅใงๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ™ใ€‚
So, I wanted to do something special today.
ไปŠๆ—ฅใฏใกใ‚‡ใฃใจ็‰นๅˆฅใชใ“ใจใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ„ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
I want to debut a new song that I've been working on in the last five or six months.
ๅ–ใ‚ŠๆŽ›ใ‹ใฃใฆใ‹ใ‚‰ไบ”ใ€ๅ…ญใƒถๆœˆใใ‚‰ใ„็ตŒใค ๆ–ฐๆ›ฒใฎ็™บ่กจใ ใ‚ˆใ€‚
And there's few things more thrilling than playing a song for the first time in front of an audience, especially when it's half-finished.
ใŠๅฎขใ•ใ‚“ใฎๅ‰ใง ๅˆใ‚ใฆๆ›ฒใ‚’ๆŠซ้œฒใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใปใฉ ใƒ‰ใ‚ญใƒ‰ใ‚ญใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใชใ„ใญใ€‚ ็‰นใซไป•ไธŠใŒใฃใฆใชใ„ๆ›ฒใปใฉใ€‚
(Laughter) I'm kind of hoping some conversations here might help me finish it.
๏ผˆ็ฌ‘๏ผ‰ ใ“ใ†ใ—ใฆใ“ใ“ใงใŠ่ฉฑใ•ใ›ใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ†ใ“ใจใง ๆ›ฒใฎๅฎŒๆˆใซ็น‹ใŒใ‚Œใฐใ„ใ„ใชใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ€‚
Because it gets into all sorts of crazy realms.
ใจใ‚“ใงใ‚‚ใชใ„ๅˆ†้‡Žใซ ๅ…ฅใฃใฆใ„ใใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚
And so this is basically a song about loops, but not the kind of loops that I make up here.
็ฐกๅ˜ใซ่จ€ใ†ใจใ“ใฎๆ›ฒใฏ ใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใฎ่ฉฑใ€ ๅƒ•ใŒใ“ใ“ใงๅ‰ตใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใชใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใใฆ
They're feedback loops.
ใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒผใƒ‰ใƒใƒƒใ‚ฏใฎใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใ€‚
And in the audio world that's when the microphone gets too close to its sound source, and then it gets in this self-destructive loop that creates a very unpleasant sound.
้Ÿณ้Ÿฟใฎไธ–็•Œใงใฏ ใƒžใ‚คใ‚ฏใŒ้Ÿณๆบใซ ่ฟ‘ใฅใใ™ใŽใŸๆ™‚ใซใ€ ่‡ชๅทฑ็ ดๅฃŠ็š„ใชใƒซใƒผใƒ—ใซ้™ฅใฃใฆ ใ‹ใชใ‚Šไธๅฟซใช้ŸณใŒๅ‡บใ‚‹ๆ™‚ใฎใ“ใจใ€‚
And I'm going to demonstrate for you.
ไปŠใ‚„ใฃใฆใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ€‚
(Laughter) I'm not going to hurt you. Don't worry.
๏ผˆ็ฌ‘๏ผ‰ ็—›ใใชใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚ๅฟƒ้…ใ—ใชใ„ใงใ€‚
And I've been thinking about how that applies across a whole spectrum of realms, from, say, the ecological, okay.
ใใ—ใฆใ€ๅƒ•ใŒ่€ƒใˆใฆใ‚‹ใฎใฏ ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใจใ‚ใ‚‰ใ‚†ใ‚‹ๅˆ†้‡Žใซ้€šใ˜ใ‚‹ใฃใฆใ“ใจใ€ ไพ‹ใˆใฐใ€็”Ÿๆ…‹ๅญฆใ€ใฏใ„ใ€‚
There seems to be a rule in nature that if you get too close to where you came from, it gets ugly.
่‡ช็„ถใซใฏๆณ•ๅ‰‡ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใฟใŸใ„ใชใ‚“ใ ใ‚ˆ ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๅ…ƒใซ่ฟ‘ใฅใใ™ใŽใ‚‹ใจใ€ ้†œใ„ใ“ใจใซใชใ‚‹ใ€‚
So like, you can't feed cows their own brains or you get mad cow disease, and inbreeding and incest and, let's see, what's the other one?
็‰›ใซ็‰›ใฎ่„ณใ‚’้คŒใจใ—ใฆไธŽใˆใฆใฏใ„ใ‘ใชใ„ใ€ ใ•ใ‚‚ใชใ„ใจ็‹‚็‰›็—…ใซใชใฃใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ€ ่ฟ‘่ฆชไบค้…ใจใ‹่ฟ‘่ฆช็›ธๅงฆ ใใ‚Œใจใ‹ใ€ ใ‚‚ใ†ใฒใจใคใชใ‚“ใ ใฃใŸใฃใ‘๏ผŸ
Biological -- there's autoimmune diseases, where the body attacks itself a little too overzealously and destroys the host, or the person.
็”Ÿ็‰ฉๅญฆใฎโ€•่‡ชๅทฑๅ…็–ซ็–พๆ‚ฃใ€ ไฝ“ใŒ่‡ชๅˆ†่‡ช่บซใ‚’ๆ”ปๆ’ƒใ™ใ‚‹็Šถๆ…‹ ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจ็†ฑๅฟƒใซใชใ‚Šใ™ใŽใฆใ—ใพใฃใฆ ๅฎฟไธปใ‚„ๆœฌไบบใ‚’ใ€ ็ ดๅฃŠใ—ใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ€‚
And then -- okay, this is where we get to the song -- kind of bridges the gap to the emotional.
ใใ‚Œใซโ€•ใ†ใ‚“ใ€ใ“ใ“ใงๆ›ฒใซ็น‹ใŒใฃใฆใใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใ‚ˆโ€• ๆ„Ÿๆƒ…็š„ใช้ƒจๅˆ†ใซ็น‹ใŒใ‚‹
Because although I've used scientific terms in songs, it's very difficult sometimes to make them lyrical.
็ง‘ๅญฆ็š„ใช่จ€่‘‰ใ‚’ไฝฟใฃใŸใ‘ใฉ ๆ›ฒใฎไธญใงใฏใ€ ่ฉ ใ‚ใ›ใ‚‹ใฎใŒ้›ฃใ—ใ„ใ€‚
And there's some things you just don't need to have in songs.
ใŸใ ๅ˜ใซ ๆ›ฒใซใฏ่ฆใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚
So I'm trying to bridge this gap between this idea and this melody.
ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใใ“ใ‚’็น‹ใ’ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ  ใ“ใฎใ‚ขใ‚คใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใ‚ขใจใƒกใƒญใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใฎ้–“ใ‚’ใ€‚
And so, I don't know if you've ever had this, but when I close my eyes sometimes and try to sleep, I can't stop thinking about my own eyes.
ใ“ใ‚“ใชใ“ใจใ€ๅƒ•ใ ใ‘ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ‚“ใ ใ‘ใฉใ€ ๅฏใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆ ็›ฎใ‚’้–‰ใ˜ใŸใจใใซใ€ ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ็›ฎ็މใฎใ“ใจใฐใฃใ‹ใ‚Š่€ƒใˆใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
And it's like your eyes start straining to see themselves.
็›ฎใŒ็›ฎใใฎใ‚‚ใฎใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใจ ็›ฎใ‚’ๅ‡ใ‚‰ใ—ๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ใฟใŸใ„ใซใ€‚
That's what it feels like to me.
ใใ‚“ใชๆฐ—ใŒใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
It's not pleasant.
ๆฐ—ๆŒใกใฎใ„ใ„ใ‚‚ใฎใงใฏใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ€‚
I'm sorry if I put that idea in your head.
ๆฐ—ใซใชใ‚‰ใ•ใ›ใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ‚‰ใ”ใ‚ใ‚“ใชใ•ใ„ใ€‚
(Laughter) It's impossible, of course, for your eyes to see themselves, but they seem to be trying.
๏ผˆ็ฌ‘๏ผ‰ ใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ€็›ฎใŒ็›ฎใ‚’่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ€ไธๅฏ่ƒฝใ ใ‚ˆใ€ ใงใ‚‚่ฆ‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใฆใ‚‹ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใŒใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚“ใ ใ€‚
So that's getting a little more closer to a personal experience.
ใ“ใ‚Œใงใ‚‚ใ†ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจๅ€‹ไบบ็š„ใชไฝ“้จ“ใซ่ฟ‘ใฅใ„ใฆใใŸใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ€‚
Or ears being able to hear themselves -- it's just impossible.
ใใ‚Œใจใ‹่€ณใŒ่€ณ่‡ช่บซใ‚’่žใ“ใ†ใจใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจโ€• ใŸใ ใใ‚Œใฏไธๅฏ่ƒฝใ€‚
That's the thing.
ใใ†ใชใ‚“ใ ใ‚ˆใ€‚