Title:

Draft of "Genetic Versus Neural Information Processing Systems"

Creator:

Nirenberg, Marshall W.

Date:

27 March 1969

Description:

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 When Nirenberg was asked to participate in a symposium on mental retardation in 1969, he insisted that his speech not be published as it was overly speculative and therefore did not meet the standards of his other scientific work.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.

Location:

Box: 129. Folder: 19

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Marshall W. Nirenberg.

Genre:

Speeches
Drafts (documents)

Subject:

Genetic Code

Format:

Text

Extent:

5 pages

Relation:

Dictation of a Howard University talk acceptance letter, 1969
Genetic Versus Neural Information Processing Systems, 1969

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

JJBBKL

NLM ID:

101584910X156

Profiles Collection:

The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584910X156

Story Section:

Transition to Neurobiology, 1965-1969