how fast do you think thought travels?

Answer 1

where does thought travel to? is it just in your head. If so, then it is because of electrical impulses. And electricity flows at speed of light, since its a magnetic wave.

Answer 2

Thought travels because of ionic concentration differences along plasma membranes. An electrical charge opens the channels and allows the ions to diffuse and reach an equilibrium state. This process proceeds down an axon towards a synapse where chemicals are sent from the neuron to another cell's receptor where the signal results in a variety of outcomes.

Answer 3

There are theories that thought can travel faster than light, which could be true as it's something that has no mass and seems to exist outside of the normal realm of physics. If you try and think of something in your head, there doesn't appear to be any noticeable delay while you're thinking. If you think about it (no pun intended !) it's almost as though you can force yourself to think about something and immediately you do, again with no measurable delay.

Incidentally, why is it that the voice you hear in your head when you're thinking to yourself, sounds the same as the voice you hear when you speak out loud? Scary !

Answer 4

well, that depends on how smart you are.
But seriously, however, thought is information, and information has no mass or physical properties, and therefore moves instantly. however, since thoughts are moved inside your head with electrical impulses, and those are magnetic waves, it would move at the speed of light, which is too fast to be perceptable/

Answer 5

Well, nerve impulses travel at 10-100 m/s, which is about 22.3 MPH to 223.7 MPH. Then you have to take into account that millions of neurons are firing simultaneously. I'd say thought is pretty fast.

Answer 6

From here to there they travel 'bout that fast ☺


Doug

Answer 7

It depends upon whether it is good news or bad news.