DailyDirt: Studying Gray Matter Before We Hack It...
from the urls-we-dig-up dept
Our brains are pretty complex bundles of nerves -- that aren't actually like CPUs at all (even though lots of folks make the brain-CPU analogy). We're still trying to figure these wrinkled organs out with fairly primitive methods, but at least some progress is being made. Here are just a few quick links on some brain studies.- Australian researchers think that genes may explain how 'cost-efficient' our brains are -- and ultimately how genes affect cognitive abilities. Hopefully, no one finds and patents the 'genius' genes... [url]
- The iBrain is not a new product from Apple -- it's a nifty device that records data from your brain in order to diagnose various neurological disorders. Once it's collected enough data, though, maybe it'll help in figuring out how regular brains work, too. [url]
- Sleep deprivation has been demonstrated to reduce a mouse's ability to retain memories. So try to get a good night's sleep before making any best-laid plans with mice. [url]
- To discover more interesting articles on the human mind, check out what's currently floating around the StumbleUpon universe. [url]
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Well, if you remember, mice are here to study us. Hopefully the Vogons won't be any trouble.
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Brain not like a CPU !
No, CPU's are not like our brains, but they are 'like' in that they both perform the same functions, process data.
the brain and a CPU may not use the same techniques as each other, but they are both performing the same basic functions.
but if you are going to say "they are just not the same, or act the same" then state why you think that!
We're still trying to figure these wrinkled organs out with fairly primitive methods,
Primitive ???
Positron Emission tomography (PET) (anti-matter scanning)
Nuclear Magnetic resonance (NMR) (electron spin analysis)
CAT (Computer Aided Tomography).
Electron Microscopagraphy
(TEM) ?
You consider those 'primitive' Mike?
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Re: Brain not like a CPU !
History Teacher in an Elementary School in 2211 begins his class by linking into a hive neural network and begins his daily instruction by feeding information directly into his class's temporal lobe. "In the 21st Century, we used a series of ones and zeros to perform primitive computations by accessing various true/false conditions. This method was similar to the original sand table abacus' used as far back as 2700 BC. Before we began utilizing and we were restricted to Silicon. This material's ability to compute data was restricted by heat and instead of finding more innovative methods for processing data, we used complex cooling methods or simply increased the number of processing cores. Computers in the 21st Century were equipped with fans and water cooling systems found in primitive automobiles."
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Re: Re: Brain not like a CPU !
History Teacher in an Elementary School in 2211 begins his class by linking into a hive neural network and begins his daily instruction by feeding information directly into his class's temporal lobe. "In the 21st Century, we used a series of ones and zeros to perform primitive computations by accessing various true/false conditions. This method was similar to the original sand table abacus' used as far back as 2700 BC. Before we began utilizing (insert futuristic computation method here) and (synthetic compound existing in quantum space) we were restricted to Silicon. This material's ability to compute data was restricted by heat and instead of finding more innovative methods for processing data, we used complex cooling methods or simply increased the number of processing cores. Computers in the 21st Century were equipped with fans and water cooling systems found in primitive automobiles."
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Can Brains Grow Larger?
Is that sort of thing possible? Would it even work? Are there physical limits to how large our brains can get? Would it boost our brain power?
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Re: Can Brains Grow Larger?
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