2007-02-15 16:53:46 · 6 answers · asked by alone 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It takes me a lot less than 2.2 million years to think about the Andromeda galaxy, so that might seem faster than light. However, the one I think about isn't the real one, just an imaginary version. Carl Sagan said in the "Cosmos" series that the speed of thought is ridiculously slow, since neural impulses in the brain go about the speed of a donkey cart.
2007-02-15 17:05:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is. Neural transmission moves at a known speed, and it's not too fast! Seems to me it takes about an eighth of a second for an impulse to move from the brain to the foot, so say a hundredth of a second to move from one brain area to another - yes there is a finite speed.
2007-02-15 16:57:07 · answer #2 · answered by All hat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I forget the numbers, but yes, impulses are passed through our neural networks by way of the gaps (synapses) between nerve cells.
It is a finite speed, much less than the speed of light, and has been measured.
2007-02-15 17:01:16 · answer #3 · answered by powhound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and it is variable.
Get the book, 'The introvert Advantage.'
Some thoughts are not as fast as others.
2007-02-15 16:57:25 · answer #4 · answered by mt_hopper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thought , or anything else neural, is chemical (ions moving around) more than it is purely electric -- so yes, it takes non-trivial time.
2007-02-15 17:32:36 · answer #5 · answered by Curt Monash 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-15 16:56:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋