Caltech quantify human thought speed
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•A new study puts human thought at 10 bits of information per second
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Caltech researchers have attempted to quantify the speed of human thought.
They looked at tasks performed by humans and the amount of information processed during it.
They found that our conscious thoughts process information at a far slower rate.
While our brains deal with an avalanche of sensory data, our conscious thought chugs along at such a slow pace.
The 10 bits/s are needed only in worst-case situations, the team says.
The study is published in the journal Neuron00808-0 .
The team stresses that it raises more questions than it answers, offering an avenue for further exploration in the future.
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