Unlike a computer's brain, the human brain extends outside of our body.
A child is asked to add together two numbers: out come their hands, and they count on their fingers.
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The finger is an analog of the "register". Albeit we use the decimal system, and pulling up/down fingers instead of electrical charge.
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Interestingly our methods of representation are extremely flexible so we are able to assign adhoc defaults to our fingers, not just binary.
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Contention on our working memory; fast access to shared resources.
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