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From: svissag@hubcap.clemson.edu (Steve L Vissage II)
Newsgroups: comp.ai
Subject: How much info can the brain hold?
Message-ID: <11941@hubcap.clemson.edu>
Date: 29 Nov 90 16:12:27 GMT
Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC
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I've heard estimates of how many neurons the human brain contains, somewhere 
in the trillions, I believe.  Has there ever been a reliable estimate of
how much information, in bits or other computer-relevant units, can be
contained in that structure?
 
I ask because, if we don't know exactly HOW we store information (we still
don't know, do we?)  can we estimate how much?
 
Steve L Vissage II