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6 comments to "The Brain Rules: Why the Brain Can’t Multitask"
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Evil Pundit
March 20th, 2008 at
7:06 am
A single-processor computer can’t multitask either — just switch from one task to another, then back, very quickly. This may be applicable to human attention.
Though the human brain has many different parts which can operate simultaneously. I suppose a good definition of “multitasking” might be called for.
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drr
March 20th, 2008 at
9:28 am
Using time slicing to perform multitasking is still multitasking.
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Video Game Dork
March 20th, 2008 at
11:08 am
@drr - I agree. While things are technically ’simulataneous’, the results are effectivly the same.
Also:
“Leeloo Dallas Multitask!” -
VonSkippy
March 20th, 2008 at
12:17 pm
The “link” to multitasking seems to be fubar’d. I’m sure there’s a joke in there about multitasking, but I’m focusing on writing this comment at the moment.
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Jess
March 20th, 2008 at
7:30 pm
Evil Pundit - “This may be applicable to human attention.”
And it is. One way that psychologists try to understand constructs that aren’t directly measurable (like attention or memory) is to create a computer model - that is, how would a computer be able to achieve the same?
I know what you’re thinking - this sounds stupid. How can you compare the biological brain to a mechanical computer?
But computer models have been fairly useful in helping us understand the possible ways that we for example, percieve, encode, and recall information. -
MC
March 21st, 2008 at
2:54 pm
Great:
This information make me feel little more relaxing now. This is probably the answer to much of the worries I ‘m having some times. Good deal. So it’s does make sense because it is like pushing the pedal to the metal. The more push the pedal the less efficient on combustion this will be like over flooding the brain in top of the whole things are already doing on auto-mode, Isn’t? Good information way to go buddy.
Keep Cool…
MC
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