The tail was the wire that connected it to the computer.

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The little clicker then, as I said, there will be an electronic device connected to my computer.

我刚才说了,这种小表决器,就是一种电子设备,连接到我的电脑

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Now, neurons are connected and they talk to one another and it used to be thought they were tied to one another like a computer, like you take wires and you connect wires to each other, you wrap them around and connect them.

神经元之间是相互联系的,它们彼此间存在信息的传递,人们曾经以为它们是被绑在一起的,就像计算机,就像是你要把所有的电线接在一起一样,你把电线缠起来,连在一起

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