well, it's probabalistic and not deterministic, so it can be considered *quantum*

consider each neuron to be a simple core with a small cache

it's unknown wether there is an upper limit to the number of states, one would presume at minimum, there would be three (high, low, median, in terms of voltage or *potential*)

these can be seen as analogous to yes, no and maybe

but seeing as the whole brain is very plastic, I see no reason to assume that only 3 states would arise. It's also possible different areas use different numbers of states

it is unclear as to how much signal processing happens in either the axons or the neurons

I mean, the way I look at it, our body has been "using" chemical processes long before we understood it.

So it makes me wonder if our body still uses some stuff we haven't discovered yet.

Like some laws of physics are still being used in ways we haven't understood yet. You know what I mean?

yes, I find the distinction between probabalistic and deterministic systems to very helpful

Maybe our understanding of our brain will get kicked up a notch if we make some major advancements in physics some day

probably not but maybe

lol

would be interesting

that I'm unsure of, because of the probabalistic nature of it

all quantum mechanics really says is that you can never really be sure

but the transistor shows that it is useful

I mean, the human brain would likely not be a good place to host a quantum computer as we understand them currently

but if humans can use them for certain calculations maybe the brain can to a certain extent?

given enough millions of years of evolution?

well, that's my point; human thought is largely uncertain as it operates at a fundamentally probabalistic level

even simple maths can't be considered a bitwise operation in the brain as the concept of numbers is learned and is likely grounded in some form of pattern encoding in multiple neurons and axons

whereas in a binary computer, each bit resolves down to a single transistor that is either high or low

so you think quantum shennanigans in the brain are a possibility? (sorry this field is not my forte but its interesting lol)

the brain *is quantum*

I don't think it's at all discrete

unlike a normal computer

caveat: I've been thinking and reading about thought all my life, and I'm still unsure if I know anything.

now I'm :mindblown:

Yeah, one thing that sucks when trying to figure out how thought works is that I feel like human language is sorely lacking when it comes to describing the intricacies of how the mind works

talk to 100 philosophers about consciousness and you will probably have 100 definitions

talk to 100 philosophers about intelligence and you will probably have 100 definitions

it seems like its a huge problem because its almost impossible to talk about how consciousness works without talking past one another due to not having the same definitions.

supporting the hong kong rioters is supporting degeneracy

also, look at the caption under the Pelosi one

don't associate pelosi with socialism

we don't want her

When the UK controlled HK was it called Hong Bong?

probably