Sidebar:The Brain: Byte By Byte
"Except for [a computer's] great memory and speed, the brain is much more powerful," says Stephen Koslow, director of the Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Science at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Md. "A computer is a more rigid system, but it is sort of interesting how things have come to a full circle."
For more information on neuroscience and brain research, contact: Society for Neuroscience 11 Dupont Circle, Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20036 Phone: (202) 462-6688 Nancy Beang, executive director Larry Squire, president 23,000 members American Academy of Neurology 2221 University Ave., S.E. Suite 335 Minneapolis, Minn. 55414 Phone: (612) 623-8115 Fax: (612) 623-3504 Jan Kolehmainen, executive director Jack Whisnant, president 12,800 members Scientific interest in studying the brain and nervous system has boomed in the past few decades--as evidenced, for example, by the dramatic increase in the membership of the ...
