New Map IDs the Core of the Human Brain

gerald626 writes "An international team of researchers has created the first complete high-resolution map of how millions of neural fibers in the human cerebral cortex — the outer layer of the brain responsible for higher-level thinking — connect and communicate. Their groundbreaking work identified a single network core, or hub, that may be key to the workings of both hemispheres of the brain. So basically our brain is a network connected to a hub. I wonder if I can get an upgrade to a GigE switch?"

Comments

hub?

[JazzyMusicMan]

I always thought the geek brain was based on token ring topology with the different nodes responsible for:

• eat
• sleep
• video games
• pr0n

all running round robin =)

Re:hub?

[Tarison]

I initially misread that as tolkien ring, and I still agreed.

Google Brain

[Dyne09]

Come on, you know it's coming.

We knew that already.

[Penguinisto]

Their groundbreaking work identified a single network core, or hub, that may be key to the workings of both hemispheres of the brain.

...pfft! The male gender of the species' "hub" is connected by a pair of some really long leads... they go down the spine, and connect directly to the testicles.

The female of the species' "hub" goes straight to the left ring finger.

How much friggin' tax money did these guys spend discovering what we've already known for at least six millennia now?

/P

Re:We knew that already.

[William Robinson]

Their groundbreaking work identified a single network core, or hub, that may be key to the workings of both hemispheres of the brain.

...pfft! The male gender of the species' "hub" is connected by a pair of some really long leads... they go down the spine, and connect directly to the testicles.

The female of the species' "hub" goes straight to the left ring finger.

/P

Absolutely. And one needs to insert Gateway to establish a VPN.

It's different story that females PKI mechanism is still unknown, and male species have to rely on brute force techniques to decipher some of the data, which unfortunately takes years after VPN is established.

So if our brains are like a hub...

[Jailbrekr]

Are schitzophrenics equipped with a neural equivalent of a dlink hub?

Re:If I was from Control

[CAIMLAS]

I thought Control was located somewhat further south.

Now to find out what it does.

[geckipede]

So we've found a candidate for the centre of consciousness in the brain. Who's up to volunteer to have it removed to see if they turn into a philosophical zombie?

Hmm...

[MarshMan1101]

Now we just need to figure out how to perform a denial of service attack.

Re:Hmm...

[meringuoid]

Now we just need to figure out how to perform a denial of service attack.

'Support the troops...'

'Think of the children...'

'Pater noster...'

'Microsoft Sucks...'

Re:Hmm...

[PakProtector]

Thanks, asshole. That link crashed Firefox.

Re:If I was from Control

[Ethanol-fueled]

...and you probably graduated first in your class only to become the friendless office psychopath. Ya know, the one guy who's the reason why the employees are no longer allowed to play music or have eye-contact with each other.

Pull the stick out of your ass and learn to take a fucking joke.

Re:Find someone on death row?

[servognome]

Hell, let's make it entertaining while we're at it, equip them with guns and send out guards in funny themed suits to hunt them down. Maybe use a CGI representation of that guy who hosted Family Fued to MC the whole event.

Required Statement:

[iamwhoiamtoday]

Imagine a Beowolf Cluster of these... Wait, isn't that basically a "Think Tank"?

Re:Who needs an IQ score...

[Thiez]

GP started typing that post a few weeks ago.