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Key takeaways from 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? Open at source

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“Neuroscience still largely lacks organising principles or a theoretical framework for converting brain data into fundamental knowledge and understanding.”
“Global understanding, when it comes, will likely take the form of highly diverse panels loosely stitched together into a patchwork quilt.”
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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