Kevin Spencer <kspencer at s.psych.uiuc.edu> wrote:
>ak057 at chebucto.ns.ca (Shane Markle) writes:
> >I recently heard of a calculation of the general amount of information
> >stored in a human brain, represented in bits, and need to know what that
> >capacity is. ...
> Whatever this number turns out to be, I wouldn't put any faith in it.
> The brain isn't a computer based on binary logic. It certainly doesn't
> store information as bits.
I applaud Kevin's comment.
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