Brains do compute
Computation (colloquial definition): Selecting from among possible outputs based on present state and present inputs
- Simple mathematics: 10 + 10 = ??
- Probability measures: “…this restaurant looks good…”
- Stored programs: the route you take home tonight
Brains do not work like digital computers
- Or like any other human-built machine
Can we figure out how nerve tissue computes?