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I had always assumed that activity in the brain was unsynchronized and that it is that which produces the necessary randomness through race conditions. I am con
by beardyw 2y ago
I had always assumed that activity in the brain was unsynchronized and that it is that which produces the necessary randomness through race conditions. I am considering the need to find synchronization as making some sort of computer analogy which doesn't exist.
- bhouston 2y agoBrain activity is highly synchronized, at least according to the definition used by neuroscientists. Brain waves operate at certain hertz based on your level of arousal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neural_oscillation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neural_oscillation
- westurner 2y agoBrain waves also synchronize to other brain waves; "interbrain synchrony" - "The Social Benefits of Getting Our Brains in Sync" (2024) https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-social-benefits-of-getting-our-brains-in-sync-20240328/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-social-benefits-of-gettin...
- beardyw 2y agoBut that might be just like the sea has waves?
- RaftPeople 2y agoThe brain waves drive the synchronization process by triggering inhibition in neurons not in the targeted subgroup. There are different frequency waves that operate over different timescales and distances and are typically involved in different types of functional activity.