> Her argument against this myth seems tortured. Of course the brain is not a simple impulse/response machine, but it's still essentially taking in inputs and r

> Her argument against this myth seems tortured. Of course the brain is not a simple impulse/response machine, but it's still essentially taking in inputs and responding in various ways. It just has a mind-bogglingly complex internal state. The author was dispelling the myth that a significant fraction (or all) of neural activity happens between the time of the stimulus and time of the response, which is probably a common misperception.