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Why your brain is not a computer

The long read: For decades it has been the dominant metaphor in neuroscience. But could this idea have been leading us astray all along?

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In a computer, software and hardware are separate; however, our brains and our minds consist of what can best be described as wetware, in which what is happening and where it is happening are completely intertwined.

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