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John Smith 19 Gold badge
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It's been clear for decades you won't get brain power consumption with digital logic.

Digital --> transistors hard driven to conduction or switch off. Definite 1 or 0. Up to GHz clocks

--> Fan in / fan out < 10:1

--> Stages driven by clocks and transfers controlled through latches

Brain --> Much more probabalistic. Multiple inputs trigger, or prevent output firing. mV, not volt, + switching levels

--> Fan in / fan out < 10 000:1

--> No central clocking. More like an event driven system.Maximum frequency 10-15Hz

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