Basics of anns Comparisons between Biological and Artificial Networks Human brain 100 109 neurons with 1000 connection paths dendrites)per neuron 100 10 2 interconnections sec All work in parallel 100 10 2 computations/sec Serial computer 10 computations DCABES. October 2009DCABES, October 2009 Basics of ANNs Comparisons between Biological and Artificial Networks • Human brain – 100 109 neurons with 1000 connection paths (dendrites) per neuron 100 1012 interconnections / sec – All work in parallel 100 1012 computations/sec • Serial computer – 107 computations / sec Human brain 10 106 times faster than a serial computer