Computational Metaphors of Consciousness

June 9th, 2007 Fred McVittie Posted in Cognition, Computation, Consciousness, Metaphor |

If the cognitive processes of the mind can be thought of as a kind of computer, then they would constitute a multi-tasking, holographic, qubit-wielding distributed array. If the conscious part of the mind were a monitor attached to this computer, it would be a 15″ black & white with a resolution of 480X640 (and with a dodgy lead).