Brain vs. Computer — What's the Difference?

The organ in the head responsible for thought and feeling.

A machine that performs calculations automatically.

The control center of thought, emotion, and bodily functions.

A system for executing programmed instructions.

The source of intelligence and consciousness.

A device used for accessing the internet and software.

The main coordinator of sensory and motor activities.

A device that computes, especially a programmable electronic machine that performs high-speed mathematical or logical operations or that assembles, stores, correlates, or otherwise processes information.

A person with outstanding intellect.

Such a device along with peripherals, especially a monitor, keyboard, and mouse.

The portion of the vertebrate central nervous system that is enclosed within the cranium, continuous with the spinal cord, and composed of gray matter and white matter. It is the primary center for the regulation and control of bodily activities, receiving and interpreting sensory impulses, and transmitting information to the muscles and body organs. It is also the seat of consciousness, thought, memory, and emotion.

One who computes.

A functionally similar portion of the invertebrate nervous system.

A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.

The mind

A male computer, where the female computer is called a computress.

Intellectual ability; intellect

A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media.

Often brains Exceptional intellectual ability; intelligence

One who computes.

(Informal) A highly intelligent person

An electronic device for performing calculations automatically. It consists of a clock to provide voltage pulses to synchronize the operations of the devices within the computer, a central processing unit, where the arithmetical and logical operations are performed on data, a random-access memory, where the programs and data are stored for rapid access, devices to input data and output results, and various other peripheral devices of widely varied function, as well as circuitry to support the main operations.

Often brains The primary director or planner, as of an organization or movement.

Same as digital computer.

The control center, as of a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.

A machine for performing calculations automatically

To hit on the head or kill by hitting on the head.

An expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.

An electronic device for storing and processing data.

A part of the brain, especially associated with particular mental functions, abilities, etc.

A tool for digital communication and multimedia.

(informal) An intelligent person.

(plurale tantum) A person who provides the intelligence required for something.

(in the plural) Intellect.

(in the singular) An intellectual or mental capacity.

By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.

Oral sex.

Mind.

A loose compartment of a backpack that straps on over the top opening.

(transitive) To dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.

To strike (someone) on the head.

To destroy; to put an end to.

To conceive in the mind; to understand.

The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony cranium of vertebrate animals. It is simply the anterior termination of the spinal cord, and is developed from three embryonic vesicles, whose cavities are connected with the central canal of the cord; the cavities of the vesicles become the central cavities, or ventricles, and the walls thicken unequally and become the three segments, the fore-, mid-, and hind-brain.

The anterior or cephalic ganglion in insects and other invertebrates.

The organ or seat of intellect; hence, the understanding; as, use your brains.

The affections; fancy; imagination.

A very intelligent person.

The controlling electronic mechanism for a robot, guided missile, computer, or other device exhibiting some degree of self-regulation.

To dash out the brains of; to kill by beating out the brains.

To conceive; to understand.

That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

Mental ability;

That which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason;

Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality;

The brain of certain animals used as meat

Hit on the head

Kill by smashing someone's skull

The brain's primary functions include processing thoughts, emotions, and coordinating bodily functions.

The brain processes information through a complex network of neurons, often simultaneously.

Computers are mainly used for data processing, storage, and accessing information.

The brain can handle multiple tasks, but its effectiveness varies among individuals.

Computers store data in a structured manner, using binary code.

Yes, the brain has some ability to repair and rewire itself, known as neuroplasticity.

Computers can simulate learning through programming and artificial intelligence.

Yes, computers have a finite storage capacity, depending on their hardware.

No, computers require electricity or battery power to function.

The brain learns through experiences, forming and strengthening neural connections.

Computers can simulate emotions but cannot genuinely experience them.

Yes, tasks involving complex emotions, consciousness, and abstract thinking are unique to the brain.

Yes, the brain is highly energy-efficient, functioning on relatively low power.

Computers lack intuition; they make decisions based on programmed algorithms.

Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections.