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Three meanings of “computer” in the brain-as-computer debate
A commenter says the brain is not a von Neumann machine, but whether broader computer models suffice remains an open question.
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One commenter distinguishes an abstract machine that computes general recursive functions, a finite physical approximation of it and a von Neumann implementation of that physical machine. They argue the brain can be modeled as the first, is at least the second and is not the third. Whether the first two suffice as models of the brain, they say, remains an open question.
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