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Our Brains Don't Work Like Computers

Posted by samzenpus on from the I'm-not-a-machine dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "We're using computers for so long now that I guess that many of you think that our brains are working like clusters of computers. Like them, we can do several things 'simultaneously' with our 'processors.' But each of these processors, in our brain or in a cluster of computers, is supposed to act sequentially. Not so fast! According to a new study from Cornell University, this is not true, and our mental processing is continuous. By tracking mouse movements of students working with their computers, the researchers found that our learning process was similar to other biological organisms: we're not learning through a series of 0's and 1's. Instead, our brain is cascading through shades of grey."

7 of 737 comments (clear)

  1. Yes they do by Michael_Munks · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    damnit

  2. Re:No, I didn't think that by Gregg+Alan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    brain was preciously it's

    Dumbass

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  3. Re:No, I didn't think that by Tim+Browse · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    No apostrophe needed in it's either.

    He's a super dumbass!

  4. Re:No, I didn't think that by Gregg+Alan · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Its the ale!

    (apostrophe omitted for extra humor)

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  5. Re:comparisons by fatman22 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And 42 is Fox Mulder's apartment number. A fine tribute to Mr Adams.

  6. You all just like to hate Roland... by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Slashdotter's love to bash Roland. But it's not Roland, it's the Slashdot "editors". Why do I say that? 5 of the last 7 stories I have had accepted by Slashdot (under different User Names) where pulled straight from Rolands web site (without any links). I think you all just like to hate Roland because he get's a lot of stories accepted.

    And let's be honest . It's not like most of the stories here are that much better than Rolands, and if Tim is the editor, usually worse.

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  7. Other uses for this "special" section by MochaMan · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Or make him a slashdot editor and he can post his own damn stuff; then we can filter him like JonKatz. But honestly, if I wanted to read his plagiarised crap, I'd read his site, not slashdot.

    Aside from giving readers the ability to filter his crap, I can think of several legitimate uses for a Roland section:

    1. A new section icon. Let me be the first to propose the Goatse man. As a beneficial side-effect, this would help encourage new readers to make the "correct" filtering decision.
    2. For that matter, stories in the Roland section could have special ads targeted at masochists and the mentally deficient.
    3. When trolls are identified, they could lose access to all stories *except* Roland stories.

    Honestly - I see *no* downside whatsoever here. This is win-win for everyone.