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MIT Neuroscientist Proposes Brain Waves are the Hidden Engine Behind Thought and Consciousness (thedebrief.org)
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An MIT neuroscientist proposes that brain waves perform analog computations that give rise to thought and consciousness, and that the restructuring and strenghening of the neural connectome is a separate function that affects future thought but is too slow to be our main processing method.

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[–] humble_boatsman@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Getting real ghost in the shell vibes

[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Oops, turns out you can actually full dive in real life

Torment nexus go brrrrrrr

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What is that?

[–] humble_boatsman@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

A Japanese Manga from the late 80s whose protagonist use cyborg suits that they can infiltrate with their consciousness and all sorts of deep thought shit like that. Absolute masterpiece stuff.

A Japanese cyberpunk manga