# The Brain May Be a Single Run, Not the Machine by Norbert Wiener > "The brain is rather the analogue of a single run on such a machine." > **— Norbert Wiener**, *Cybernetics (1948), wording candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Cybernetics (1948), wording candidate. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/Is It Live or Is It Memorex?|Is It Live or Is It Memorex?]] - **Article:** [[articles/Redefining Crypto and Blockchain|Redefining Crypto and Blockchain]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Identity|Identity]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Norbert Wiener|Norbert Wiener]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Personal Identity|Personal Identity]] - [[wiki/Psychological Continuity|Psychological Continuity]] - [[wiki/Durable Identity|Durable Identity]] - [[wiki/Identity-Bearing Invariants|Identity-Bearing Invariants]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The brain is rather the analogue of a single run on such a machine." — Norbert Wiener, Cybernetics (1948), wording candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-norbert-wiener-brain-run-not-machine ```