Brain Quote by Lois Lowry
“- My instructors in science and technology have taught us about how the brain works. It's full of electrical impulses. It's like a computer. If you stimulate one part of the brain with an electrode, it... - They know nothing.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Interview on neuroscience education, 2015
The brain is often compared to a computer, but that analogy oversimplifies its complexity and limits understanding.
In simple terms: Brain is like a computer but more complex.
Key Takeaway
Question simplistic analogies.
Themes
science education
neuroscience
analogies
Mood
critical
reflective
Type
educational
analytical
When to use this quote
- teaching
- public talks
- media interviews
Key Concepts
cognitive science
reductionism
Questions to Reflect On
- How does the computer metaphor help or hinder learning?
- What aspects of the brain are missed by this view?
A Different Perspective
Reduces brain to circuitry, ignoring emotions and consciousness.
![“In order to explain why the ordinary Sadhus and Yogis take to tobacco and gānja [an intoxicant], I said that these cause stimulation of the physical brain. But these have reactions. And to stimulate the brain thus is not the proper process.” quote by Sri Aurobindo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/144/sri-aurobindo-1257_brain_in-order-to-explain-why-the-ordinary-sad_598139.jpg)
