If the human brain were a computer what specs would it have?

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I've always had the impression that, if the human brain were comparable to a computer, it would have a single-core 2KHz CPU with a 3-bit stack pointer (can only address 8 bytes, so it overflows quite easily). So, what would you think to be the brain's specs?

Cannot define "the brain" here, human brains are so different in features and performance, you really can only define your own brains capability in specs.

My "Brain-system" would probably be a release stepping 66 MHz Pentium with the legendary pentium bug, because its capable in general, but has its flaws and alot of people are obsessing about them. It would have 4mb of RAM because my short-term and working memory is horrible and it would display with an outdated 2D Video card because i cant draw anything

My life would then be Windows 95b, because it does run, but demands higher system specs to be really usable. And while it has USB support and can connect to other devices in theory, it often just doesnt work because the driver is bugged.

Thats dark...

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TK

If you're neurotic then you have a software problem. And you use talk therapy.

If you're psychotic then you have a hardware problem, and need meds.

Aspie? Not sure. Maybe its your operating system.

Hey naturalplastic. You had asked me a question on a different topic. I replied to you via PM, but you havent replied my question in that PM. Havent you seen that i sent you one or do you just dont want to answer me?

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TK

Sorry. Meant to reply, and was mulling over the reply.

The human brain certainly isn't a Von Neumann architecture. It's more like a hard-wired mesh of neurons, similar to how Pong is a hard-wired machine, but the circuits can be modified, which is how we learn.

It's more equivalent with a neural network

In my opinion, the human brain is one of the most complex analog computers on Earth. You can't really compare it to a typical digital computer; it doesn't operate in terms of bits and bytes.

Pong was just one of many 70s video arcade games built from TTL logic. I sometimes wonder if a Pong machine could truly be considered a "digital" computer, since it lacks software in the traditional sense of the word.

Human brains are organized in a fundamentally different way than modern computers, so they don't have specs. It's been estimated that the information storage capacity of the brain is around 2.5 petabytes, but it processes memory in a fundamentally different way that is based on dynamic connections rather than encryption and addressing.

Undefined.

The brain works in a highly parallel fashion, thus you cannot assume that it contains a certain clock speed or a definite storage 'capacity.'

The human nervous system isn't digital, so there are no bits and bytes, but there is electrical oscillation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neural_oscillation

I just think it's amazing that the brain, being this slimy blob of flesh, is capable of so much. However, I think it's even more amazing that many animals manage to get by without possessing a brain.

I found these articles on the topic quite fascinating: https://www.quora.com/Is-the-human-brai ... al?share=1 http://theness.com/neurologicablog/inde ... r-digital/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/5220 ... or-analog/

After looking back a few pages on the 'Computers, Math, Science, and Technology' Forum, this discussion topic "jumped right-out!"

The efforts of Ray Kurzweil's Singularity concept "came to mind."

Enclosed is an article discussing Kurzweil's and Elon Musk's efforts on the human-brain/computer connections.

This Is the Dawn of Brain Tech, But How Far Can It Go?
https://singularityhub.com/2017/04/11/t ... can-it-go/