Ben Goertzel wrote: > A short, interesting article on the information capacity of the brain > was written by nanotechnologist Ralph Merkle; see
> http://www.merkle.com/humanMemory.html > He gives figures between 10^9 bits and 10^15 bits. [ The upper bound, which in my oppinion is unrealistic, that I gave in my orrigional post was 1.6*10^10 bits. (8*2gb).] Yes, I am aware of those results. His information is based on counting synapses. -- I just re-read it... It seems my numbers aren't off base at all. What it means is that we are in the 'singularity window' _NOW_. To continue the line of thought: Lets say that the information content of the output of a cortical column can be expressed in firings / EEG period. The wakefull frequency is around 30hz. A neuron can fire as fast as 1khz. Doing the division yields an output capacity of 33 1/3 bits/EEG cycle. (it is probable that there are secondary IO channels for each cortical column). -- pain (n): see Linux. http://users.rcn.com/alangrimes/ ------- To unsubscribe, change your address, or temporarily deactivate your subscription, please go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?[EMAIL PROTECTED]
