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https://www.researchgate.net/post/Why_do_we_most_efficiently_process_a_single_mental_task_at_a_given_time_Why_there_is_no_real_multitasking_but_only_switching_between_single_tasks
I am not familiar with zoology, Is there any animal that can divide "consciousness" or "thinking" and can do two deep thoughts at the same time?
Or, do anyone know some case reports of a human who can do two "deep" thinking at "really" same time?
Now I'm very interested in these things. It is theoretically possible I think, but how is the world reflected in the eyes of the person?
Arguably, there may be some dual-tasking in the case of split-brain patients where the integration of certain perceptual and cognitive processes is lacking. Music might afford some examples of fairly sophisticated simultaneous thought processes.
Arguably, there may be some dual-tasking in the case of split-brain patients where the integration of certain perceptual and cognitive processes is lacking. Music might afford some examples of fairly sophisticated simultaneous thought processes.
Two independent activities at a time by nature created 'Organ' via 'Organism' or 'Mechanism' may be 'Myth' & 'Consciousness' is inherent with 'Nature' created living organisms.
Multiple activities at a time represents 'Unstability' & hence void usefulness
Dear Taijun,
In my opinion, even from a theoretical view it does not make sense (especially in healthy subjects). Working memory capacity (WM is a cognitive system that we and other animals [at least mammals] use for keeping and processing information) is very small for two deep simultaneous thoughts (it is even very small when one of them is not a deep processing). Some researchers have suggested a capacity about just 4 (see cowan, 2001) or even 3 items for WM in humans. Others have suggested a capacity about just 2 items in chimps (see Read, 2005), which are the closest animals to us and one of the most intelligent non-human animals, let alone the other animals (experimental data suggest that their situation is not better than chimps). Let me to emphasize that each one of us has just one WM, and also imagine the number of items that should be active in WM, during a deep processing of a particular issue.
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Best wishes,
Dear all,
Thank you very much for very interesting and "deep" discussion.
I got to understand this matter much more accurately.
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