"So what’s the right way to think about the brain? Like a piece of software stuck in permanent beta, it has its share of bugs, but its plasticity allows for frequent updates."
— Charbris, Christopher F. (b. 1966)
Work Title
Date
October 14, 2011
Metaphor
"So what’s the right way to think about the brain? Like a piece of software stuck in permanent beta, it has its share of bugs, but its plasticity allows for frequent updates."
Metaphor in Context
So what’s the right way to think about the brain? Like a piece of software stuck in permanent beta, it has its share of bugs, but its plasticity allows for frequent updates. And it somehow enables cognitive feats so remarkable they often go unnoticed. Beginning to understand its own limitations is only one of them.
Provenance
Reading
Citation
Christopher Charbris, "Is the Brain Good at What it Does?" New York Times Book Review (October 14, 2011). <Link to NYTimes.com>
A version of this review appeared in print on October 16, 2011, on page BR12 of the Sunday Book Review with the headline: "Think Again."
A version of this review appeared in print on October 16, 2011, on page BR12 of the Sunday Book Review with the headline: "Think Again."
Date of Entry
10/17/2011
