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Neuroscience: Is It All In Your Mind?

“…[T]he key science is the science of the mind, not the science of the brain….

An imperfect analogy can be made to computers. Brains are a bit like hardware (e.g., microprocessors, hard disks, etc), and minds are something like software. The circuits do control the software. But if you want to figure out how to use your computer to do your taxes, you should look for tax software. The last thing you should do is open up your computer and start digging through silicon looking at circuits.

If there is a large gap between computer hardware and software, there is a giant chasm between the science of the brain and the science of the mind….”

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