is brain an optical computing machine?
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Recently, I had been assigned a paper on Optical Computers.
And I loved the topic, it's an amazing field.There was this question asked on one of the websites. Is brain an optical computing machine?
I would like to know wat u guys think about it? Obiviously I am guessing all of you would know wat optical computers are?
- monNom0
no, it's not.
biochemical, not photonic
- BonSeff0
no photons
synapses = electrons
- unknown0
Yes, I will agree that it's not photonic.
But the powers of a talked about optical computer, is to work like neural network. Which means that optical computers can store a certain pattern of structure.
Just like the human brain, which keeps a pattern and these patterns recognize for a example face of a certain person.
- unknown0
hmmm...anyone else.
- BonSeff0
"optical computers can store a certain pattern of structure.
Just like the human brain"how does the brain store a certain pattern of structire? and where is it stored? just curious
- unknown0
"how does the brain store a certain pattern of structire? and where is it stored? just curious "
How do you remember stuff? Obiviously has to be stored in your brain somewhere. Not sure which part of the brain does the storing work.
And since you remember certain very important like in life, their faces are stored as pattern.
- BonSeff0
do you think the brain has a way of compressing information?
like a chemical version of zip it, or do you think there is plenty of hd space in grey matter?
- jgjh1510
What percentage of the brain is actually used in the average person for storage? Isn't it like 5%? If so, we have plenty of space.
- mitsu0
"What percentage of the brain is actually used in the average person for storage? Isn't it like 5%? If so, we have plenty of space. "
i've heard 9%, but they still aren't sure how memories are stored... especially the ones you forget but can be jogged by smells/sounds/etc.
so i don't know how they come up with either of those figures.
- jgjh1510
Very interesting topic. Sorry to get away from the initial request of the thread.
But, as you bring up how forgotten memories are remembered by certain smell, sounds, etc..., that could explain how items in our brains/memory gets compressed. It is compressed out of the way-make room for more things we actually NEED to know....and when we smell that smell or hear that tune, the memory is unZipped and ready for thinking about. Thats it! I could go on and on...
- Sapphire0
no no no, its all about the
Tachyon Moleculartronics
- Peter0
There's only one sure way to find out
Shake the magic 8ball
- unknown0
mitsu, is right cause human brain remembers millions of things, we don't forget everything. It only forgets things that are not very important.
- monNom0
we forget most things... the brain is constantly cleaning house... if a memory hasn't been recalled for a while, bits of it are removed.
I wonder what sort of algorythm the brain uses to store, index and retrieve memories and data... and why does it always break down when the word is on the tip of my tongue?
BTW, that figure about only using 9% of the brain or hatever, it's true, but that's only at one time... the whole brain gets used, just not all at the same instant.