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The idea of the brain as a battery is an understandable theory but one which I still have difficulty wanting to fully grasp. It IS because this is not the way one normally views the nervous system, which makes it harder to accept, perhaps because it seems a rather one dimensional view, regardless of emotion or other outside effects. Something as tangible and impermeable to change as my image of the battery is not an effective parallel to the natural, inconsistent ability of the brain to adapt and change. A more effective comparison is to the brain as a computer; while both have their faults, they are able to adapt to changes when certain functions backfire or shut down—there are backup sources of power and focus, the brain consisting of a complex function of neurons and neural connections. In comparison to the battery, the brain is able to reconnect to different areas if it is initially unable to determine a connection.