2006-07-21 00:38:52 · 14 answers · asked by Lyrixsta 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
You cannot measure the brain in computer terms! However, it is NOT limitless. I've studied sports psycology and according to various theories from people at universities over the last 50 years, the brain does have a size limit - in cetain respects. It was worked out if our brain stored everything we do - every motor programme, routine, things we know in seperate chunks, then our brain would approx. be the size of a bus!
Therefore, the brain stores information in batches - catergories, which means not everything is stored as seperate things. A good example is picking a pen up off a table. Your brain doesnt leann the routine as.. look at pen >> stretch arm out >> turn hand >>..... etc etc. Instead, its learnt as a routine. And by doing this, the brain has already saved vast amounts of space.
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tom
2006-07-21 00:47:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The best estimate so far for the storage capacity of the human brain is a measly 600 megabytes. What gives us the ability to memorize so much is in the way we store it- symbolically.
To illustrate how poor our memories can be, look at a street scene, turn away, and draw it from memory. You cannot. This is because when we look at something, we create an approximation of it in our minds, not a snapshot. In a similar manner, most of our memories are poor approximations, not snapshots. And, they fade with time.,
2006-07-21 10:29:41 · answer #2 · answered by aichip_mark2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a limit, but it varies between people and can't really be measured in such concrete terms anyway. Since it's an electro-chemical method for storing memories, it behaves much differently. But think about this, the visuals, smells, tastes and other sensations that go into your memories converted to data type storage would take tons and tons of space.
2006-07-21 07:43:46 · answer #3 · answered by oldmoose2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it has been said, man uses only 10 % of his brain so i would say that our storage capacity would be lower than one megabyte
2006-07-21 07:43:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
human brain has unlimited storage capacity, if you use it properly. Otherwise its harder to store more than a megabyte.
2006-07-21 07:43:14 · answer #5 · answered by LemonPro 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the capacity of the human brain is infinite
2006-07-21 07:48:45 · answer #6 · answered by deli_fred@yahoo.co.uk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 Terabyte!!!
2006-07-21 07:46:12 · answer #7 · answered by Elias l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no brain has ever been full, so thers no way of knowing the maximum capacity...it would be infinately more than any computer could cope with though, im pretty sure
2006-07-21 07:45:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ability to multi task is poor in humans
2006-07-21 07:42:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There isn't one, it is said that the human brain is a limitless store
2006-07-21 07:41:39 · answer #10 · answered by Stephen H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋