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Thomas Kamer wrote: > Dear Luca, > > I saw a lot of estimations of "clock rate" of the human brain in my > life (naturally, as computer scientist), ranging from ridicolous low > to ridicolous high numbers, but never one with real background or a > reference. And if I would see one I wouldn't believe it: Even if you > are able to estimate the number of operations, a sample human nerve > cell is capable of, and how much synapses exist in the brain (I know > there have be done much work in this area and there will be done more > in the near future, but unfortunately I do not have any reference.), > you don't know how much of this capability the brain is able to use. > For a reliable number you had to watch the brain in working order with > thousands of electrodes pierced into it. Maybe this is possible for a > fly, but surely not for a human, ape or mice brain. > > Hope this helps :-) > Thomas > > > -- > Dipl.-Inf. Thomas Kamer > > University of Bonn > Department for Psychiatry > Laboratory for Psychiatric Brain Research > Sigmund-Freud-Straße 25 > D-53105 Bonn > Germany > > Tel: +49-(0)228-287-6366 > Fax: +49-(0)228-287-6369 > [log in to unmask] > > For verification of my signature see https://trust.web.de/root.htm > > -- Dipl.-Inf. Thomas Kamer University of Bonn Department for Psychiatry Laboratory for Psychiatric Brain Research Sigmund-Freud-Straße 25 D-53105 Bonn Germany Tel: +49-(0)228-287-6366 Fax: +49-(0)228-287-6369 [log in to unmask] For verification of my signature see https://trust.web.de/root.htm