Comments on: What type of Flash Memory do I Need? http://www.finderferret.com/archives/249 Electronics explained. Ask a question - we'll answer it. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:54:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: andrew http://www.finderferret.com/archives/249/comment-page-1#comment-117 andrew Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:54:58 +0000 http://www.finderferret.com/?p=249#comment-117 It's rather unlikely that flash memory would be the way in which our brains would be stored. We assume faster linear capacity is necessary to duplicate the human brain, but the transistors in computers are already way faster than the neurons in our head. It's the parallel structures in the human brain that allows us to work in the way we do. If this is a line of research that interests you, I'd recommend looking into the book "On Intelligence" by Jeff Hawkins. He explores the idea of brain structure and consciousness and brain science's relationship to AI research in a way that you might find interesting. It’s rather unlikely that flash memory would be the way in which our brains would be stored. We assume faster linear capacity is necessary to duplicate the human brain, but the transistors in computers are already way faster than the neurons in our head.

It’s the parallel structures in the human brain that allows us to work in the way we do. If this is a line of research that interests you, I’d recommend looking into the book “On Intelligence” by Jeff Hawkins. He explores the idea of brain structure and consciousness and brain science’s relationship to AI research in a way that you might find interesting.

]]> By: bandsxbands http://www.finderferret.com/archives/249/comment-page-1#comment-116 bandsxbands Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:37:19 +0000 http://www.finderferret.com/?p=249#comment-116 Seeing these kind of posts reminds me of just how technology truly is everywhere in this day and age, and I can say with 99% certainty that we have passed the point of no return in our relationship with technology.I don't mean this in a bad way, of course! Ethical concerns aside... I just hope that as the price of memory drops, the possibility of transferring our brains onto a digital medium becomes a true reality. It's a fantasy that I daydream about every once in a while.(Submitted on qqPost for R4i Nintendo DS.) Seeing these kind of posts reminds me of just how technology truly is everywhere in this day and age, and I can say with 99% certainty that we have passed the point of no return in our relationship with technology.I don’t mean this in a bad way, of course! Ethical concerns aside… I just hope that as the price of memory drops, the possibility of transferring our brains onto a digital medium becomes a true reality. It’s a fantasy that I daydream about every once in a while.(Submitted on qqPost for R4i Nintendo DS.)

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