Holographic Mind
May 29, 2010 Leave a comment
The holographic principle is a property of quantum gravity theories.
The analogy of a RAM is convenient but we are not dealing with an actual physical construct, as the sub-quantum realm exists outside of space-time. Think of the individual “storage space” as “whirlpools in the river”; It is able to access it’s “data” and “programs” strictly by virtue of it’s physical/energetic resonant signature Those familiar with signal routing through fiber-optic networks understand the concept of multiplexing, which builds a mental bridge for them to grasp this concept as applied to consciousness, which is matched to their “RAM”
A new scientific paradigm for studying mental processes, it is a hypothesis that could explain some of the classical paradoxes of brain function as well as some paranormal and transcendental experiences. The brain operates according to the same mathematical principles as a hologram. Memory is a result of biochemical changes in the brain and is stored in individual cells to be recalled when electrochemically activated. Traces of the same memory have been proven to exist in more than one area or part of the brain, or how memory comes to be distributed through the brain.
The process is the same as the mathematical transformation that occurs when a three-dimensional image is projected into space in holography. Initially, the notion of a neural hologram was only a metaphor. But now, Pribram believes there is sufficient laboratory evidence to demonstrate a physiological basis for the model.
Why was it that any given discrete memory would not be lost after brain injury? If a person has a stroke, and half his mind is destroyed, he doesn’t come home and recognize only half his family. It doesn’t work that way. Either memory is destroyed completely or nothing is lost. There’s no correspondence between how much tissue is damaged and how much memory is lost.
Just 2 percent of the fibers in a particular system would retain that system’s functions. There’s an amazing amount of redundancy in the brain. Imagine if 98 percent of your kidneys were gone, but the other 2 percent worked so well you couldn’t find anything wrong at all. The brains spare reserve for memory is fantastic.
Memory seems to be distributed throughout the brain, located in no particular part.