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parallel search

parallel search Parallel search is a way of processing information in which many neural units operate at the same time rather than one after another.

Parallel search is a way of processing information in which many neural units operate at the same time rather than one after another. In this packet, it refers to the brain’s columnar organization as evidence for a massively parallel search mechanism.

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Drafting source: Roy Asim. The Theory of Localist Representation and of a Purely Abstract Cognitive System: The Evidence from Cortical Columns, Category Cells, and Multisensory Neurons. 2017; DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00186; article XML SHA-256 d783192de03b57b83585db466ed588da1a41e2cae05a47935334371f6912115b. “The Theory of Localist Representation and of a Purely Abstract Cognitive System: The Evidence from Cortical Columns, Category Cells, and Multisensory Neurons” (10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00186).
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