et us first see in what way a computer helps us. It receives, sorts out , stores and sends out millions of pieces of information. This is what any computer does, primarily. And this is exactly what our brain does, too!
The entire nervous system of the body keeps carrying messages to and from the brain all day long-messages like “Breathe!” “swallow!” “step back!” “cough!”.
All the nerves in the body are connected to the brain by the Central Nervous System.
Many nerves act automatically with the brain to keep you alive. For example, you do not have to tell your heart to beat or your lungs to breathe or your digestive system to digest. The brain is automatically “programmed” to send appropriate messages to the various organs of the body.
Some parts of your brain act because “you”, that is the non automatic part of you, tell them to. For example, you may have developed good habits or bad habits. You have programmed your brain and your body to act in a certain way. One of the most interesting things about the human brain versus the computer is this: the human brain can change its “mind” or “plan” very rapidly. The computer has to have new information fed into it, and old instructions erased, in order to act in a new way. Thus, it cannot “think” for itself. In other words, the computer has to depend on its masters in order to function, but the brain is its own master! Subscribe to Child Project Helper by Email
