OMG OMG! A person in the 20's in United States wants to know, "how is the brain like a computer?"
Here's an answer:
The brain is similar to a computer in that it takes in information (through our senses), processes that information, and outputs a response (a behavior). Read More
Just as computers get information from their users, our brain gets information in a variety of formats from our sensory organs ( e.g. our eyes, ears, nose, tongue). These organs take external information (pressure waves in the air, light bouncing off an object, or chemicals in the air or food we eat) and transform them into the language that our brain understands: electricity. These electrical signals are then processed in different ways. Some signals are split into different pathways, some signals are combined at specific locations. Some signals are amplified, others are inhibited. Eventually, after the processing takes place, the brain produces an appropriate behavioral response!
Wow, the brain is so cool!
Hey, what's the one thing you wish you knew about the brain?