A Neuron's Sense of Timing Encodes Information in the Human Brain

We like to think of brains as computers: A physical system that processes inputs and spits out outputs. But, obviously, what's between your ears bears little resemblance to your laptop. Computer scientists know the intimate details of how computers store and process information because they design and build them. But neuroscientists didn't build brains, which makes them a bit like a piece of alien technology they've found and are trying to reverse engineer. At this point, researchers have catalogued the components fairly well.