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blubomber · 08-25-2003, 09:11 AM

While reading through the forums this morning, a question popped into my head, "What would be a good educated guess as to the "clock speed" of our brain? What would be CAS Latency of our brain accessing memory?

Now i do realize that this is maybe an unthought of question and might be difficult to answer, but i just wanted to see what some ideas are.

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SeanC · 08-25-2003, 10:07 AM

Actually I would look at the brain being multi-processor. It controls, your breathing, blood circulation, muscles, heart beat, waste processing/removal and many many more things that I can't think of right now. All simultaneously. It's not task switching, it's truly multi-tasking/multi-threading.

As for speed?? I couldn't wager a guess. Quadrahertz (4X)? Decihertz (10X)?

Sean

zen · 08-25-2003, 10:10 AM

Not sure but I know I could use a memory "upgrade".

Ymer · 08-25-2003, 10:22 AM

My brain is comparable to a C64 right now

nukes · 08-25-2003, 10:33 AM

Its not comparable. The brain isn't a digital device, each neuron can be connected to any number of other neurons, making the decision as to which to activate. Its not like a computer. Also, the neurons can work really fast, so its negligable the time difference between firing seratonin.
If this is a joke thread:
It would be MP, each working on a different thing, but able to communicate with each other easily. The CAS time wouldn't matter as the memory is running at full CPU speed. (This is why I can't wait for a CPU with 128mb cache, we've have 512kb-2mb cache sticks and on die cache availiable for ages now, can't they just work on making the memory as fast as the CPU. That's the main bottleneck to most systems, but I'm drifting. Tha's all I've gotta say about tha'.

coldfusion22 · 08-25-2003, 11:37 AM

My brain occassionally freezes up on me and I have to cold boot. I suspect windows 95 for brains is the culprit.

blubomber · 08-25-2003, 12:00 PM

Ok ok....so that is an improbable question.

Let us then compare the artificial to the artificial. How fast is Data's brain? You know, Data from start trek, TNG. Being and Artificial "Lifeform" that was created by a man, would Data have a "clock rating" for him? Since Data is an android and does not have as much multitasking as we do and he is running on a program, how fast is his neuroprocessor?

See, i dont know where these thoughts come from, they just appear. I thought i might bring some creative thinking and discussion to a Monday morning. Not that other threads dont bring creative thinking and discussion, this is just an off the wall question.

sKiT · 08-25-2003, 12:25 PM

I actually read a thread similar to this one a year or two ago but, I dont remember where. It could be here burried somewhere deep. I also remember reading some interesting responses although the details elude me now.....