Life on Mars (General)

by David Turell , Wednesday, August 06, 2008, 22:09 (5751 days ago) @ Carl

One other thought. Consider what a memory is in the current theory of the brain. It is a network of synapses connecting neurons that the mind interprets as a recalled event. This does not mean the event happened. False memories are a common problem to some of us. The synapse network could be formed in an instant under anoxia stress, and could be sufficiently uniform that it would be interpreted by minds in a similar manner from one case to the next. This does not explain the missing dentures, but could explain the light, peace, relatives, etc. - An anoxic brain should not be able to think coherently but these are coherent stories or experiences. Further, most of the 'stories' of the episodes are the same. Down the dark tunnel, the light, the dead relatives and friends. Being told to return to life. Are many anoxic brains coded the same? And if so, why? And what about the famous case of the lady who went down the tunnel, met a friend in the tunnel who was walking back(!), continued down the tunnel and was told to return to life. Inquired about the friend, only to be told that he had just been resuscitated in another hospital shortly before her experience. Explaining how one can learn of a death of a person only during the experience, having no knowledge of it before, cannot be explained by any science we now know. - Some authorities think of memory as a holographic use of the whole brain. Our mind is an emergent phenomenon beyond simple synapses, which is why Roger Penrose in his book, "The Emperor's New Mind", does not think computers will every develop the ability to think as we do.