I had thought regions might be a useful construct if there was some special interaction between layers in a region, like shared activation/inhibition of mini-columns.
But they've turned out to just get in the way, like OO cruft. I think it would be better work with flexible (composable) layers, and implement any special interactions on top.
Also - make it easy to have lateral feedback between layers ("cortical columns").
I had thought regions might be a useful construct if there was some special interaction between layers in a region, like shared activation/inhibition of mini-columns.
But they've turned out to just get in the way, like OO cruft. I think it would be better work with flexible (composable) layers, and implement any special interactions on top.
Also - make it easy to have lateral feedback between layers ("cortical columns").