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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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[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Sure, but don't you think all the other ideas are not backed in similar ways by similarly respected people? Humanity have been thinking about this since forever.

I wish them all the luck, it's one of the most complicated matters out there after all.