Pulses of the mind

David Jones

Nature, 2000, vol. 406, issue 6793, 254-254

Abstract: If a human brain is regarded as a digital computer, it should be possible to measure its processing power from the frequency of nerve impulses. Daedalus reckons he can detect this firing rate from the magnetic activity of sodium ions in nerve cells.

Date: 2000
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