The idea that the brain is carrying out computations still dominates over 70 years on down. The outside world is represented inside our heads, and it's going to be represented in a kind of abstract, ulgarithmic way. Are researchers literally saying like these nurons act as a computer? There aren't many scientists who would say 'the brain is literally like a computer with a central processing unit with a graphic board'
Will scientists ever fully understand the human brain? In their quest for knowledge, they’ve tried knives, magnets, computers, blood, and even a good metaphor.
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