Category Archives: Electromagnetism

Decisions, Decisions

Posted on February 25, 2020 by

A new paper in Cell measures theta waves in the hippocampus of rats navigating a maze with multiple spatial paths. They found a decision-making process seemed to be involved consistently with theta wave patterns. The paper itself requires a subscription … Continue reading →

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Evolution, Learning, and Uncertainty

Posted on January 15, 2020 by

A question that has puzzled me is the one of the evolutionary reasons for consciousness. I’m speaking loosely here. Evolution doesn’t really have reasons. Changes happen in organisms because the changes in the long run bestow some advantage (or at … Continue reading →

Posted in Brain size, Consciousness, Electromagnetism, Human Evolution | 25 Comments

Artificial Consciousness?

Posted on December 23, 2019 by

This is a very brief post relating to possibility of artificial consciousness on a silicon substrate. I’ve been skeptical of this and remain so, but I know both McFadden and Pockett both believe that consciousness is identical with certain types … Continue reading →

Posted in Consciousness, Electromagnetism, Human Evolution, Robotics | 37 Comments