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OTOH, it's worth pointing out that brains DO NOT operate like computers (modern analogies notwithstanding) and do not "process information." They react to stimuli in deterministic ways, and their reactions affect subsequent reactions later on, but memory and information are not stored within the brain, only expressed in various ways to the extent the pattern of expression is repeatable. Human intelligence (such as it is) works the way it does because we excel at abstract thinking; this makes us accomplished generalists, which is good for us because it makes is highly adaptable. On the other hand it means we basically suck at just about everything and have to make up the difference with technology, where as other life forms are much better at identifying sounds, objects, special relationships, movement patterns, kinesthetic patterns, and assessing threats in their immediate environment. In other words, most life forms appear "less intelligent" because they devote most of their thinking power to simply staying alive and/or not getting eaten. Humans appear more intelligent because we devote an anomalous amount of brain power to all kinds of meaningless bullshit like cat videos, presidential elections, and arguing with people on the internet.
