Your model of my model sounds about right, but I also include neotany extension of perhaps 2x which is part of the scale up (spending longer on training the cortex, especially in higher brain regions).
For Von Neumann in particular my understanding is he was some combination of ‘regular’ genius and a mentant (a person who can perform certain computer like calculations quickly), which was very useful for many science tasks in an era lacking fast computers and software like mathematica, but would provide less of an effective edge today. It also inflated people’s perception of his actual abilities.
Your model of my model sounds about right, but I also include neotany extension of perhaps 2x which is part of the scale up (spending longer on training the cortex, especially in higher brain regions).
For Von Neumann in particular my understanding is he was some combination of ‘regular’ genius and a mentant (a person who can perform certain computer like calculations quickly), which was very useful for many science tasks in an era lacking fast computers and software like mathematica, but would provide less of an effective edge today. It also inflated people’s perception of his actual abilities.