[Biophysics] Re: the computational neurophysics of perception

[robert bristow-johnson]

in article sx69f.38759$5e4.24448 at tornado.texas.rr.com, Bryan Hackney at
no at body.home wrote on 10/30/2005 11:29:

> StpNrrs at aol.com wrote:
>> robert bristow-johnson wrote:
>> 
>>> in article 1130629424.117822.102680 at f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com,
>>> maestro at ultrapiano.com at StpNrrs at aol.com wrote on 10/29/2005 19:43:
>>> 
>>> 
> [...]
>> 
>> "this known neural bottleneck".  Do you mean the disparity in the
>> amount of information that the ear sends the brain, at most a few
>> thousand haircells firing ten times per second, compared to the
>> 44100*16 bits per second required for high-fidelity digital audio
>> sound?  The same 'known neural bottleneck' occurs in the eyes - about
>> 1000000*3*25 bits per second when your're looking at your computer
>> monitor.
>> 
> 
> Try this. Fill your monitor with approximately 8 point text, and see how
> much you can read with your peripheral vision. Not much, eh?

listen, man, i'm within 3 months of AARP eligibility.  i'm lucky if i even
read the approximately 8 point text.  i sure as hell can't read street names
in most maps.  i used to be 20/15 but am close to getting reading glasses.

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