A new neuroscience book argues that our brains aren't computers they're the internet

It's not uncommon to hear people talk about their brains in computer terms. "I'm crashing." "I need to reboot." "I'm processing." "That's just how I'm programmed." It's not just a casual linguistic motif, either it's also been one of the main metaphors used by neuroscientists in discussing the functions of those wrinklymeat wads in our skulls. — Read the rest