NA - Biological inspiration

Question 1

Describe the brain in computing terms

Answer 1

A vast interconnected parallel processing system

Question 2

What does the brain do?

Answer 2

1. Recieves inputs from the enviroment
2. Can encode and recall memories
3. Produces outputs in the form of thoughts and actions.

Question 3

How many neurons does the brain have?

Answer 3

around a 100 billion, each one connected to around a few thousand other neuros

Question 4

name and describe the parts of a neuron

Answer 4

1. synapse - acts as an input as neurotransmitter electro-chemicals are fired across it.
2. dendrites - fibres that carry electrical signals towards…
3. Cell body. - this will fire a signal if a certain theshold signal has already sent as input to the neuron.
4. Axon - carries cell body signal to surrounding neurons.