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To: King Prout

Divisionof labour is not the debate - that's merely the function of a brawn - the brain can't really do several tasks all together - it has to cheat.


4,344 posted on 11/13/2005 11:09:55 AM PST by Irish_Thatcherite (~~~A vote for Bertie Ahern is a vote for Gerry Adams!~~~)
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To: Irish_Thatcherite

I suspect we are having a semantic problem here.

the brain is capable of processing multiple independent inputs and processes simultaneously, partly as a result of its anatomy and hardwiring, partially as a result of higher synthetic division of labor.

the mind is not conducting rapid serial processing - it is accomplishing simultaneous parallel processing.

this is multitasking.


4,366 posted on 11/13/2005 11:26:50 AM PST by King Prout (many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)
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