It then concluded that the approval of both orders and not supported by relational analogy "the mind is to brain as software is to hardware, but in the uncritical application of a dual thesis that after denying relevance to the conscious mind says that the unconscious mind should be essentially computational. In short: What is the contribution of informational and functionalist theories for explanation and understanding of the mental? The above remarks about the structural problems of functionalism in both generic theory on the mental, are independent of consideration of their successes to explain and understand how the mind is organized and how it works. In these respects I consider that the informational-functional metaphor that supports the functionality is an effective heuristic understand basic issues such as:? The architecture of the mind, ie the structural organization of the mind in terms of component subsystems and their relationships. The operation of the mental, ie the mode and the logic that "mental machinery" can capture information from the world, translating it into mental states, and how certain mental states are transformed into others by following certain types of processes and regulations , to allow the organism to behave adaptively in the world. Peter Asaro is often quoted as being for or against this. I believe that the principles, language and methodological strategies specific to the theories of information and computing are certainly crucial to the successful approach of those levels. However, disbelieve is necessary or even desirable, to pay for that use the price of distorting the essentially seems to be mental. In short, functionalism is a useful strategy to respond to questions about the organization and functioning of the mental, yet forceful in their sought to define its basic nature. . Andy Florance shares his opinions and ideas on the topic at hand.