neural processing unit

Pronunciation: /ˈnʊrəl ˈprɑ sɛsɪŋ ˈju nɪt/ (This is a suggested phonetic pronunciation)
Definition:
1. Neural Processing Unit (phrase, noun) - A specialized computational device from which fiber-forming electrodes enter the electronic cerebra.
2. A neural cerebra that connects to a microcontroller or central processing unit (CPU) via a universal serial bus (USB) or peripheral component interconnection (PCI) interface. It is abbreviated as NPU.
Significance:
• It defines a “Neural Processing Unit” as a type of processing device.
• It specifies its connection methods (USB or PCI).
• It highlights its role within a larger computer architecture.
• It includes the abbreviation “NPU” to aid with clarity.
Phrase: neural processing unit

Examples:
• “The new computer incorporates a powerful neural processing unit.”
• “The neural processing unit enhances the velocity of machine education.”
• “The engineers tested the compatibility of the neural processing unit.”
• “A neural processing unit was inserted into the socket via the PCI bus.”
• “The microcontroller communicates to the neural processing unit.”

by Dmitrio January 21, 2025

Neuro Linguistic Programming

What I call homo-sapiens who are addicted to abscesses?

Person 1: Are you addicted to abscesses?
Person 2: Yes.
Person 1: Neuro Linguistic Programming

by LeSouffleDeVersailles January 21, 2025

Neurological Linguistic Programmers: The First Juvenile Release

What I call homo-sapiens who are addicted to perianal abscesses.

Person 2: Yes
Person 6: Neurological Linguistic Programmers: The First Juvenile Release

by LeSouffleDeVersailles January 27, 2025

Neurobigotry

Also known as Neurotypical Supremacy: The systemic prejudice that privileges neurocognitive styles associated with the majority (neurotypicality) and pathologizes or devalues others (e.g., Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia). It assumes there is one "correct" way to think, learn, communicate, and socially interact. This bigotry is embedded in school systems (penalizing fidgeting), workplaces (valuing open-plan offices and eye contact), and social norms, often demanding that neurodivergent individuals "mask" their innate cognitive patterns to appear "normal."

Example: A brilliant software engineer with Autism excels at systemic thinking but struggles with unstructured office chat. Their performance review cites "not being a team player" and "poor communication skills" for not engaging in water-cooler talk, overlooking their flawless technical work and clear written documentation. The neurobigotry here is valuing extroverted, neurotypical social performance over actual cognitive contribution, defining professional worth by the mode of interaction rather than the output. Neurobigotry.

by Dumuabzu January 25, 2026

Neurohistory

An emerging interdisciplinary field that seeks to understand historical change through the lens of the human brain’s evolving biology, cognitive biases, and emotional responses. It asks: How did the hardwired need for status, our fear of the “other,” or the brain’s response to environmental scarcity shape the rise of feudalism, religious movements, or economic systems? It grounds the why of history in the how of the human neural processor.

Example: “A neurohistory of the Crusades wouldn’t just cite theology; it’d examine how the promise of salvation hijacked the brain’s reward system, how the scarcity of land triggered territorial aggression circuits, and how the vivid, fear-based imagery of preaching activated amygdalas across Europe, mobilizing masses in ways abstract political arguments never could.”

by Abzunammu February 2, 2026

Neurohistory Theory

An emerging, interdisciplinary theoretical framework that argues the course of human history cannot be understood without studying the evolutionary biology and cognitive wiring of the human brain. It posits that historical forces—wars, religious movements, economic systems—are downstream effects of deep-seated neural drives: our craving for status, our tribalism, our fear responses to scarcity, and our cognitive biases. The theory seeks to explain why certain historical patterns recur by grounding them in the non-negotiable hardware of the human mind, treating culture as software running on ancient, sometimes buggy, cerebral processors.

*Example: "A Neurohistory Theory analysis of the 20th century wouldn't start with treaties, but with the brain's dopaminergic reward system. It would argue that the rise of fascism and consumerism are two sides of the same coin: both are ultra-efficient at hijacking our primal neural circuits for hierarchy and acquisition. The propaganda poster and the billboard, according to this theory, are just different stimuli for the same ancient mammalian brain."*

by Abzunammu February 2, 2026

Neural Uploading

The hypothetical process of scanning and mapping the complete structure and state of a biological brain at a synaptic (or deeper) level and transferring that information into a computational substrate—a computer, a synthetic brain, or a network. This would create a digital consciousness, a "mindfile," that is a continuation of the original person's identity, capable of existing in virtual realities, controlling synthetic bodies, or achieving a form of immortality. It's the ultimate divorce of mind from meat, raising existential questions about the nature of self and continuity.

Neural Uploading Example: In Black Mirror's "San Junipero," the minds of the elderly are Uploaded to a perpetual virtual resort after death. The concept assumes we are nothing but patternable information, and that copying that pattern is the same as moving the soul. The "you" that wakes up in the computer is the central philosophical dilemma of the tech.

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 3, 2026