What happens in the brain when you understand something?

Each and every time we learn something new our brain forms new connections and neurons and makes existing neural pathways stronger or weaker. Your brain will continue changing right up until the end of your life, and the more you learn along the way, the more your brain will change and the more “plastic” it will be.

In what ways is the human brain like a computer in what ways is it different?

The brain uses chemicals to transmit information; the computer uses electricity. Even though electrical signals travel at high speeds in the nervous system, they travel even faster through the wires in a computer. Both transmit information. A computer uses switches that are either on or off (“binary”).

How learning happens in the human brain?

Learning is a physical process in which new knowledge is represented by new brain cell connections. The strength and formation of these connections are facilitated by chemicals in the brain called growth factors. Several studies report structural and functional changes in the brain related to training.

How is the human mind like a computer psychology?

In cognitive psychology, we see the terms working memory for actively processing information, and long-term memory for storing information. Sounds a lot like RAM and hard drive storage. This way of looking at the human mind perceives human thinking as information processing, much like how computers process information.

How many FLOPs is an i7?

The number of FLOPs per cycle also depends on the CPU. One of the fastest (home computer) CPUs is the Intel Core i7–970, capable of 4 double-precision or 8 single-precision floating-point operations per cycle.

Is the human brain the fastest computer?

This makes it seem as if computers are superior, but the truth is that the human brain is much more advanced and efficient and has more raw computing power than the most impressive supercomputers ever built. In contrast, our miraculous brains operate on the next order higher.