Human brains are not computers, in spite of how often such a comparison is made, but a recent study in the journal Neuron reveals our gray matter is quite pokey even when compared to Wi-Fi speeds.
Researchers from the California Institute of Technology calculated the speed at which humans performed tasks that can be quantified as "information processing." For example, they figured out the speed at which people can solve a Rubik’s Cube, memorize numbers, play Tetris and remember random orders in a deck of cards. Reducing this data into “bits,” wherein quantities are measured through a binary code (0s and 1s), the scientists then calculated the overall “speed” at which the brain processes this information.
