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Ten Important Differences Between Brains and Computers

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Posted: Mar 29, 2007

Difference #1: Brains are analog; computers are digital
Difference #2: The brain uses content-addressable memory
Difference #3: The brain is a massively parallel machine; computers are modular and serial
Difference #4: Processing speed is not fixed in the brain; there is no system clock
Difference #5 - Short-term memory is not like RAM
Difference #6: No hardware/software distinction can be made with respect to the brain or mind
Difference #7: Synapses are far more complex than electrical logic gates
Difference #8: Unlike computers, processing and memory are performed by the same components in the brain
Difference #9: The brain is a self-organizing system
Difference #10: Brains have bodies
Bonus Difference: The brain is much, much bigger than any [current] computer

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