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> Something else is going on. The brain 'stores' data without using power. Under classical synapse structure, it modifies the butons to modulate the charges an
by Balgair 1y ago
> Something else is going on.
The brain 'stores' data without using power. Under classical synapse structure, it modifies the butons to modulate the charges and neurotransmitters passing and being received. This is memristance.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memristor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memristor
It's very low energy to do this and it keeps for decades (probably). It's not a quantum effect.
Be aware though, this is a 'classical' synapse understanding. The neurons are doing all kinds of other things too, they are alive after all. And the glia, the glia and astrocytes affect memory too, but we're still trying to understand how.
Look, don't jump to quantum stuff with the brain.
It's just really hard to get data, low sample sizes, and desperate need of grant funding.
It's not quantum.