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How fast can humans process and learn information? How much information is retained? Is there a limit? Wouldn't it be cool if we can expediate the learning process?

2006-11-15 07:04:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science Psychology

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This is an interesting question - or several questions at cross purposes !
Every waking moment your brain is recording and interpreting smells, sounds, images, touch sensations, taste, how these relate to each other, and how they relate to the same sensations that have just passed, these alone could add up to way more than 2 Gigabytes of information per hour.
Learning can generally be separated into several forms; learning by direct reinforcement and learning by imitation/observation. Direct reinforcement is the carrot and stick form said to be used by most animals. Humans, and some other animals, can retain information by observing.
Limits are set mainly by interference from the rational mind, and by how the new information relates to previously learned information. Machines have a huge advantage; they do not care whether information fits into previously received patterns - it is not learning that is the problem, it is the interpretation of the information.

2006-11-16 04:24:50 · answer #1 · answered by Aspphire 3 · 0 0

the respond could be a quantity too great to print right here. The human brains storage ability might extra suitable than in all threat be measured in yottabytes (a million yottabyte = 10 million GB). The human brains ability for storage is close to endless. It shops each little thing that your physique ever does (ie factors of interest, sounds, tastes, actual sensations) as long as you do no longer go through any form of short term reminiscence loss. in simple terms on account which you won't be able to look to recollect something does no longer mean that it is not nonetheless saved, in simple terms won't be able to be accessed. think of, you reside to ninety years old. below hypnosis, which permits your subconcious suggestions to get entry to issues that your wakeful suggestions has forgotten, you are able to remember the factors of interest, sounds and scents out of your third party. that's a great form of techniques to keep over the years.

2016-10-22 03:44:31 · answer #2 · answered by trowell 4 · 0 0

I head in a class that the human brain will hold around a terabyte of information.....

2006-11-15 07:08:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The human brain is limitless. Scientist still do not know everything the human brain is capable of.

2006-11-15 07:08:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The answer to all 3 of your first questions is undetermined.
The answer to all is slower absorbtion sticks longer than quick.

2006-11-15 07:13:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1 1

They already have a method of expediting the learning process.
It's called..


STUDYING!

2006-11-15 07:06:52 · answer #6 · answered by HomeSweetSiliconValley 4 · 0 1

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