Study Points to Sixth Sense in Humans

Ben Sullivan writes "St. Louis researchers say there's something to the notion of a 'sixth sense' in humans. A part of the brain known as the cingulate cortex, they've found, likely combines multiple, sometimes unconscious data streams to come to conclusions and send warning signals to the conscious mind. Example: Aboriginal tribesmen somehow sensed the impending danger of December's tsunami in time to flee to higher ground before the first sign of water."

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I see dead servers

[Polarism]

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MISD computers?

[Ithika]

This may be only tangentially related but I thought I'd get someone else's opinion (however little you guys know about the subject!).

Whenever I've been taught computer architecture they mention the four main taxonomic categories, SISD, SIMD, MISD and MIMD, but never manage to come up with a sensible explanation of what a Multiple Instruction Single Data computer would be.

Would a brain count as one? For example, the human eye provides a single set of visual data at a time, which gets independently analysed and processed by different parts of the brain: facial recognition, language and writing, peripheral vision, the blink reflex.

Is this a reasonable assumption to make? Has anyone ever said this much in as many words? Are there any books or such discussing the similarities?

Re:I have the feeling

[sumdumass]

banned form voting. It seems that it is the best way to bring a better canidate to the platform. bann those that would vote for the oponant.

I have a sneaky feeling this is one of the reasons there is a movement to allow convicted fellons to vote in those state were they are denied. you know people of like minds tend to stick together. I'm with ya brother.