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The thesis of this article (that the brain can't multiprocess because neurons are all interconnected) is presented without evidence or any elaboration. It's not
by brianberns 8y ago
The thesis of this article (that the brain can't multiprocess because neurons are all interconnected) is presented without evidence or any elaboration. It's not hard to imagine that brain has a way to maintain the integrity of multiple distinct thoughts at once, even though they're all running on the same hardware network.
- opportune 8y agoYeah, this is like saying that CPUs can’t truly multiprocess because cores can share memory
- brianberns 8y agoOr like saying that a room can't carry multiple sounds at once because all the air molecules in the room are touching each other.
- SideburnsOfDoom 8y ago> The thesis of this article is presented without evidence From the article: > I carried out an experiment some years ago that tested whether unconscious memory searches can help out the conscious mind. ... Across a wide range of test stimuli, the results were unequivocal That's not conclusive proof, but it looks to me like evidence?
- SketchySeaBeast 8y agoI feel like that's bordering on anecdote.
- SideburnsOfDoom 8y ago> I feel like that's bordering on anecdote. We can take a default view that what "a professor of behavioral science" calls an experiment is likely an experiment. Feels presented "without evidence or any elaboration" don't make it an anecdote. The real answer would be to consult with an expert in the field over the details of this experiment.
- enragedcacti 8y agoIn fact, it's easily disproven given the many experiments conducted on split brain patients. Both halves of the brain can understand complex concepts and act on them simultaneously.