by wander-er-er the vulcanologist on November 28th, 2007
Usually enough unless it has been improperly used or experienced some sort of trauma. If this is the case, I recommend you contact the manufacturer and request a replacement.
by Mr n Mrs M... on November 28th, 2007
1 gigglebite
by Cyndi Ninja on November 28th, 2007
As for long term memory the possibilities are endless. But there are three types of memory the brain uses, long term, short term and working.
Working is the go-between of long and short term. It is held that the working memory can hold 5 pieces (+ or - 2) of information at one time. Once the working memory has reached capacity, either the information is transferred to long term memory or it is discarded.
by Firebrand on November 28th, 2007
Immeasurable.
by Nninee on December 21st, 2008
Sensory memory- .5 to 3 seconds
Short term memory- a minute or two, it can hold 5-9 bits of information- rehearsal will keep it in the short term, rehearsal for a long time or if it has great emotional value, it will go to long term
long ter memory- endless
Try this: Look at these letters for 30 seconds, then look away and solve this math problem: 3x +6= 12 x=?
ABC.NFL.NBA.CNN.USA.TBS
Now write down all the letters you remember. (Your short term only remembers 5-9 items, since these letters are familiar in the USA, you'll be able to remember more items if you give them meaning!)
by Marcie on November 28th, 2007
Enough to remember every hurt and insult, no matter how minor.
Not enough to remember where the hell your car keys are.
by Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today on November 28th, 2007
Possibilites = many trillions of synaptic connections.
http://www.leaderu.com/truth/2truth03.html
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TCY-4CG797W-M&_user=10&_coverDate=09%2F01%2F2000&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=baf0e4dd1989ec30ade829f4580b8638
by Methuselah on November 28th, 2007
According to the following quotes I don't think you need worry about running out of space.
The Franklin Institute's Center for Innovation in Science Learning says: "The human brain is able to continually adapt and rewire itself. Even in old age, it can grow new neurons. Severe mental decline is usually caused by disease, whereas most age-related losses in memory or motor skills simply result from inactivity and a lack of mental exercise and stimulation."
James Watson, co-discoverer of the physical structure of DNA said ." The brain is the most complex thing we have yet discovered in our universe."
"A book by neuroscientist Gerald Edelman explains that a section of the brain the size of a match head "contains about a billion connections that can combine in ways which can only be described as hyperastronomical—on the order of ten followed by millions of zeros."
by Bitto on November 28th, 2007
In Gigabytes?
by Spunts.answered 67 questions in 1 hour. on November 28th, 2007
immense capacity but it diminishes as you become old.
Would you insert a computer chip in your brain?
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by Whitehair on October 19th, 2009
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How much percentage of the brain is being used by human beings.
by Maggge on November 25th, 2009
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What made you lose the most Brain-cells today?
by Mr Lover Man on November 24th, 2009
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Is it theoretically possible that the human brain becomes so packed with information that it could reach a "saturation point," where it would reject further knowledge, because it was "FULL?" (Computer hard drives have a "limit," so why not human brains?)
by Anonymous on December 5th, 2009
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