Every time I hear/read "the brain is like a computer" I always wonder "oh, really? Where are the electronic hormones?".
Does the computer make different decisions at different times of its menstrual cycle? Does it act differently when it's on HRT/TRT?
Or when it's abusing steroids?
Or when introduced to and bonding with its little baby computers?
Or when it's aroused (for whatever reason)?
Or any of the bazillions other hormone-mediated impacts on the brain and executive function.
And that ignores other things like blood chemistry, drugs and alcohol, sleep deprivation, etc etc. Brains are not electronic computers and will never act like or house uploaded human consciousness in a way that would replicate the human experience.
OK, I'm not a neuroscientists but gawd I'm sick of this crap!
Every time I hear/read "the brain is like a computer" I always wonder "oh, really? Where are the electronic hormones?".
Does the computer make different decisions at different times of its menstrual cycle? Does it act differently when it's on HRT/TRT?
Or when it's abusing steroids?
Or when introduced to and bonding with its little baby computers?
Or when it's aroused (for whatever reason)?
Or any of the bazillions other hormone-mediated impacts on the brain and executive function.
And that ignores other things like blood chemistry, drugs and alcohol, sleep deprivation, etc etc. Brains are not electronic computers and will never act like or house uploaded human consciousness in a way that would replicate the human experience.
OK, I'm not a neuroscientists but gawd I'm sick of this crap!