37 trillion cells, 100 billion connections in the brain, a body that's never been the same once, second to second in its existence, systems between them all, coordinating the systems, detecting error because it's not a system, adjusting, a changing world around you, learning, understanding, adapting... It's a miracle we can do anything other than lay on our backs and breathe. I think its pretty stunning we can do what we do.
It's also all pointed towards value added activity and using resources well so it only records novel experiences and keeps memories that will help later - usually ones connected to emotion so you do or don't do things that have social impact or make you feel good or might cause harm.
Orbax t1_ja6h6qr wrote
Reply to ELI5 If our brains are so incredibly powerful why is it so limited? by FrozenKyrie
37 trillion cells, 100 billion connections in the brain, a body that's never been the same once, second to second in its existence, systems between them all, coordinating the systems, detecting error because it's not a system, adjusting, a changing world around you, learning, understanding, adapting... It's a miracle we can do anything other than lay on our backs and breathe. I think its pretty stunning we can do what we do.
It's also all pointed towards value added activity and using resources well so it only records novel experiences and keeps memories that will help later - usually ones connected to emotion so you do or don't do things that have social impact or make you feel good or might cause harm.