"The human brain is made up of one-hundred billion neurons - and each neuron forms about a thousand to ten-thousand contacts with other neurons - so the number of possible permutations and combinations of brain activity, that is to say, potential brain states, exceeds the number of elementary particles in the known universe" (Ramachandran).
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Do you suppose that we could do the next 4 billion years in 6 minutes?
Probably Not. The number of potential brain states exceeds the number of elementary particles, but not the number of possible particle states. This is just a neat fact like we're all made at the core of stars. A poetic testament to our place in the universe.
my view is something like a movie reel of the ant that doesn't know whether it's climbing up or down a tree.
Probably Not. The number of potential brain states exceeds the number of elementary particles, but not the number of possible particle states. This is just a neat fact like we're all made at the core of stars. A poetic testament to our place in the universe.
my view is something like a movie reel of the ant that doesn't know whether it's climbing up or down a tree.