What I find myself wondering is why they did this test with celebrities. Why not using normal memory tests?
It makes for a better story. When I saw this artical in a science magizine, they did the test with pictures/ect. of family members, and threw in people like Einstine for fun. Also, they found that everyone was discribed by a single nuron, which is slightly different than what this artical says... :/ It's rather cool that they found this out, though... they're like 'a single brain cell is like a transistor, so when we have a computer with [blank] transistors, it'll be as smart as a human'. Now, they find out that a single brain cell can do things entire supercomputers can't. Chalk one up for sentience!
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Kinda weird, huh?
By kingcobweb and Goblinboy.
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I'm glad we're making progress in neurology, though.
this is a normal memory test, and a very good idea unless you have some other idea for a series of objects almost universally recognized.
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It makes for a better story. When I saw this artical in a science magizine, they did the test with pictures/ect. of family members, and threw in people like Einstine for fun. Also, they found that everyone was discribed by a single nuron, which is slightly different than what this artical says... :/ It's rather cool that they found this out, though... they're like 'a single brain cell is like a transistor, so when we have a computer with [blank] transistors, it'll be as smart as a human'. Now, they find out that a single brain cell can do things entire supercomputers can't. Chalk one up for sentience!
Possibly the last remaining member of the Banana Clan (+1)
Banana of the Month Feb '05
Cool stuff here.