TAKE HOME FINAL (PAPER #4):

Question: (3-6 pages).

The second two-thirds of this course compared the internal information processing architecture of cells and persons. Specifically, we examined (1) the system in each living cell that constructs and maintains a metabolism starting with DNA code strings, and (2) the less well-understood system in people that generates and maintains the neural activity patterns underlying human-style comprehension of linguistic discourses from speech sound code strings.

The assignment is to discuss how the systems are similar and different. You must make at least four substantive points in the 3-6 pages (about one point per page). You have to mention both similarities and differences. Concentrate on comparisons at the architectural level (e.g., the fact that people are larger than cells won't do as one of the four required similarities/ differences...).