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[quote name="Senor Barborito MetaFilter Post"]Don't forget that the brain is organic system, however - the neural substrate and the semantic are not necessarily closely linked. Secondarily, and perhaps more relevant to the topic at hand - bear in mind that neurons fire after achieving a certain threshold of signal - so sometimes just surrounding neurons in the neural substrate can 'accidentally' set off random neighboring neurons, which may represent something completely unrelated within the semantic substrate. It would be more accurate to say that creativity arises from both conceptual blending and the occasional misfire within one's neural network. posted by Ryvar at 7:03 AM PST on May 13 [/quote]