It's all about our Brain.- The Brain Metaphor

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Sohrab Vakharia
Aug 10, 2017
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Well we all have one 1200 gms of brain (appx). Try weighing it. ?.. That's a different thing that few have kidney beans Inside their skull.?? For those who think they have a tiny little brain. Let me share certain things with you.
  1. Our brain weighs appx 1200-1500 gms.
  2. It has a complex structure of neurons (nerve cells) with a lot of grey matter. Which is very essential to keep you working fine.
  3. There are around 100 billion neurons in our brain, which keeps our brain and body functioning by constantly transferring data 24x7 till we are alive.
  4. The data transfer is achieved by the exchange of electrical or chemical signals with the help of  synapses ( junction between two neurons).
  5. They exchange about 1000 trillion synaptic signals per second, which is equivalent to 1 trillion bit per second computer processor.
  6. The amount of energy generated with these synaptic signal exchange is enough to light a bulb of 5 volts.
  7. A human brain hence can also store upto 1000 terabytes of data.
  8. The information transfer happen with the help of the synaptic exchange.
  9. It takes 7 years to replace every single neuron in the brain. So we tend to forget the content after 7 years, since during the synaptic exchange there is a loss of energy, means loss of information. If we do not recall anything for 7 years then that information is completely erased from our memory.
  10. Similar to these neurons computer scientist build a complex Artificial neural network using the array of logic gates. The most preferred gates used are XOR gates.
  11. The best part about Artificial brain is that it can store and cannot forget like human brain and we can store much more information than an individual brain. Unfortunately that has a bigger side effect. Trust me "forgetting is better".  Certain things in our lives we should forget so we can move forward.  Imagine if you would have to live with every memory in life. Both negative and positive. Things will haunt you and you will start the journey of psychotic disorders.. ??
  Scary ? Isn't it !!   Comment to know more..

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What is XOR gates

Contrary to popular belief that brain stops growing new cells after reaching adulthood, it has been found that brain cells continue to grow even after a human becomes an adult. The difference is that the brain cells grow slowly than when the human being is a toddler or teenager. It has been found that there are specific situations that require the brain to grow new cells. Whenever an adult learns new information, which was not already know to him/her, the brain has to grow new cells. Till the the time new information is acquired the new cells will be created. Once the information becomes known, learning the same known information no longer creates brain cells. It seems, the brain like novelty in the information it acquires, which excites it and requires new cells to store it. It will be not be wrong to say the brain cells keeps growing even in old age, but only if new information is been acquired. Puzzles also excite the brains, which require it to create new cells. Playing the same puzzle again and again will not contribute to creation of new brain cells. Hence always keep yourself excited with new information and your brain cells will keep growing. Following article gives some information on the research being done: https://www.livescience.com/505-adult-brain-cells-growing.html

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Harshala

@harshala

Aug 10, 2017

Yes, it is scary.. as my perspective the definition of life is live the moment then go ahead. Because we cannot hold any moment for rest of life. Whether it's good or bad.