How many gigs does our brain have. Do you think?

infinite

Im gonna say infinate because its almost limitless the amount of knowledge we can absorb.

or if not infinate pretty darn close.

We have much more RAM than hard drive space.FragStains

Yeah... except it's a lot less easy to access compared to RAM. :?

I just got a new graphics card for my eyes. It's awesome. 8)deshields538

lol, awesome, :P Tell me where to find one!!!

We dont really have any limits on how much we can learn, yet a computer, even if it has two 500GB hard-drives, can still be filled, and has its limits...Then again, there may just not be enough knowledge to fill it up. Take a 50 Terabyte Hard Drive for example. We dont have anything that could fill all of that space.

I'd say we would have a lot if your talking about something like a hard-drive.

Although RAM (Random Access Memory) might be a better example. We dont usually have all of the information stored in our brain up front in some digital organized photos that can be accessed almost immediatly. We usually use our Random Access Memory to remember something.

I'd say infinite, we can all be creative and absorb lots of thoughts and knowledge

[QUOTE="FragStains"]We have much more RAM than hard drive space.Funkyhamster

Yeah... except it's a lot less easy to access compared to RAM. :?

It is actually quite easy to access if you think about it (pun intended).

But yes, the human brain is more like solid state memory for reading, and a hard drive for writing. Physical connections are created for recording memories, and electrical impulses are pushed through them for reading.

About 8.5 terabytes (1k gigabytes per terabyte) according to this link. It is a very well arranged argument too.

Here is a related link about the human brains comparison to a CPU.

How much would the OS take up then...:Pkornholio360

Are we talking Basic Instinct 2000?

or Natural Instincts 3.0?

So whos running the new Human Vista OS? :(

I feel kinda bloated and sluggish.

I thinks I needs more ram...

infinite

kirk4ever

Yes, technically. It is always increasing, but it can decrease. Our processor speed can diminish or increase as well. Our RAM is actually very limited, because we can only think of one thing at a time. You guys are wrong about the RAM thing, but I agree about this guy's HDD idea.

[QUOTE="kornholio360"]How much would the OS take up then...:PRifkin-

Are we talking Basic Instinct 2000?

or Natural Instincts 3.0?

[QUOTE="kirk4ever"]

infinite

xenos4

Yes, technically. It is always increasing, but it can decrease. Our processor speed can diminish or increase as well. Our RAM is actually very limited, because we can only think of one thing at a time. You guys are wrong about the RAM thing, but I agree about this guy's HDD idea.

not really... our sub-conscious has many, many natural reactions. And they are "instantaneous" :)

[QUOTE="kirk4ever"]

infinite

xenos4

Yes, technically. It is always increasing, but it can decrease. Our processor speed can diminish or increase as well. Our RAM is actually very limited, because we can only think of one thing at a time. You guys are wrong about the RAM thing, but I agree about this guy's HDD idea.

to bad you cant delete stuff....walking in on your partents.....

my brain: infinite storage capacity

your brain:about 3 megabytes

to bad you cant delete stuff....walking in on your partents.....

xxHUSKERFAN91xx

[QUOTE="xenos4"][QUOTE="kirk4ever"]

infinite

soldier-dark

Yes, technically. It is always increasing, but it can decrease. Our processor speed can diminish or increase as well. Our RAM is actually very limited, because we can only think of one thing at a time. You guys are wrong about the RAM thing, but I agree about this guy's HDD idea.

Those different things "at the same time" are actually one thing at a time. Humans are able to switch between tasks extremely quickly, but it is impossible to multitask (sorry, people who think they can). Think of it this way. Here's a list of something that would happen in a split second:

Start note e

make this sound

move this way

end note e

in some order.

Here, try something yourself; move your arm up while saying "la!" at the "same time". The truth is is that while you think you are doing them at exactly the same time, there is a difference. Your brain sends these impulses to do things at different times. Thus, immediate switching, not multitasking.

QED

My CPU is a neuro-net processor, a learning computer.luccaface

to bad you cant delete stuff....walking in on your partents.....

xxHUSKERFAN91xx

Gotta have admin rights for that.

Our brains have a lot, a lot, a lot. 25 gigs is a small fraction. I've heard all kids of estimates but they don't go lower than 500 gigs.quiglythegreat

I'd like to see some of these "estimates" and who is makign them. I don't know of anyone (scientists, pyshologists, etc) that view the brain like a harddrive with finite space, that just isn't how the brain works.

[QUOTE="quiglythegreat"]Our brains have a lot, a lot, a lot. 25 gigs is a small fraction. I've heard all kids of estimates but they don't go lower than 500 gigs.Roland1987

I'd like to see some of these "estimates" and who is makign them. I don't know of anyone (scientists, pyshologists, etc) that view the brain like a harddrive with finite space, that just isn't how the brain works.

The amount your brain can hold is determined by its mass, thats just plain physics. The exact numbers aren't completely known, but the scientific study I researched said somewhere near 3000 TB (Terabytes) for a 6lb brain, thats about the average mass of a human brain, more if your brain has more mass, and less if your brain has less.