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Both a computer and the brain can record things in memory.
Computers store data on chips, discs and CD-ROMS, while the brain
uses neuronal circuits. Computers can be loaded with new programs
and storage space, thus expanding their memories. The brain is cons-
tantly changing and can learn new things. Sometimes, when necessary,
the brain can reconstruct its own electrical system. For example, fol-
lowing some incidents of brain damage, unharmed brain tissue can take
over the functions formerly performed by the damaged part.
Computers lack such a property, however, despite all the advances in
technology.
The brain possesses a system incomparably superior to that of any
computer. Our bodies are one of the most perfectly created systems,
which perfection is concealed in its details. The structure and depth of
the brain reveal details that exceed our conceptual abilities. Every fold,
every twist and curve in our brains has been created for a purpose.