Speed Frequency of the Human Brain

I dunno, but the brain runs at a couple of mhz, but has more 'cores' than CPU. My theory is that the person with less IQ, would simply have less 'cores' or brain matter.

Then if amdfangirl is right it could be much better be compared to a graphics card than a cpu

It depends on your age, the area of your brain and the function being performed.

And not surprisingly (well, maybe to some of you ), a younger brain is a 'faster' brain.

The firing synapses (moving along their fiber networks) are actually a chemical reaction. And when you are young those 'neurotransmitters' are really firing.

HOWEVER, the issue is in the development and maturation of the prefrontal cortex (the area of your brain where higher
cognitive abilities are performed). Therefore, it is very difficult to define a correlation between the ""speed"" of the brain and IQ.

'Higher cognitive abilities' are more related to the ability of the prefrontal cortex to filter and suppress irrelevant
information. Younger brains (up to 20 years or so) don't do that worth a damn - regardless of speed. I would surmise the same applies in this comparison.

So. The brain of a person with an IQ of 100 might be really fast BUT their brain cannot filter and suppress irrelevant information as efficiently as the person with an IQ of 140. The 'Brainiac' simply processes relevant data instead of garbage.


Thank you, Betty Jo !



(I used to boink a brain scientist long ago. Being the arse-wipe that I am what knowledge I obtained was most likely through some cosmic genital osmosis )

The way the brain works is so drastically different from the way a computer works, that the question is meaningless.

I dunno, got a BSOD the other day saying the cpu stubbed its toe

LOL yep, maybe its time for some lapping muhhhhawhawhaw

Ahh..... You where using PhysX