The current theory (check out Karl Pribram) is that the brain works on a holographic model - memories aren't erased, they just degrade as the brain suffers more damage, just like a hologram. (Try cutting a hologram; you don't get half and half of a picture, you get two smaller, fuzzier pictures)
There's absolutely NO comparison. The computer is comparative and does symbol manipulation. The human brain is associative and looks at convolutions. I challenge anyone to sketch a penny from memory; you can't do it, but what you can do is recognise a penny whether or not it is upside down, on its side, or partially obscured.
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The current theory (check out Karl Pribram) is that the brain works on a holographic model - memories aren't erased, they just degrade as the brain suffers more damage, just like a hologram.
(Try cutting a hologram; you don't get half and half of a picture, you get two smaller, fuzzier pictures)
There's absolutely NO comparison. The computer is comparative and does symbol manipulation. The human brain is associative and looks at convolutions. I challenge anyone to sketch a penny from memory; you can't do it, but what you can do is recognise a penny whether or not it is upside down, on its side, or partially obscured.