# The brain, under normal circumstances, is not the complete analogue of the computing machine by Norbert Wiener > "The brain, under normal circumstances, is not the complete analogue of the computing machine." > **— Norbert Wiener**, *Cybernetics (1948)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Cybernetics (1948).