[Johnjoe]
But connexion 36 is the major gap junction protein in the mouse brain. Subsequent have confirmed that the KO mice completely lacked ANY functional gap junctions in the brain. See for instance,
De Zeeuw, C. I. et al (2003) Deformation of Network Connectivity in the Inferior Olive...
cemi theory, proof and artifical consciousness
proving a theory/hypothesis re' consciousness is always going to be a tall order but in my first paper i provide 7 predictions based on the theory:
1. Stimuli that reach conscious awareness will be associated with em field modulations that are...
cemi field theory
In response to Q_Ghest's questions
- WHAT IS THE CONVENTIONAL VIEW OF THE EM FIELD IN THE BRAIN? IS THIS FIELD GENERALLY CONSIDERED A BYPRODUCT OF THE NEURONS' ACTIVITY, OR ONLY SOMETHING SLIGHTLY MORE?
Most neurobiologists take the view that the brain's em field is...
cemi and the binding problem
The binding problem, from my first paper
"As Valerie Hardcastle (Hardcastle, 1994) put it, “given what we know about the segregated nature of the brain and the relative absence of multi-modal association areas in the cortex, how [do] conscious percepts become...
cemi and gap junction
i have no problem with gap junctions being involved in neural actiivty and indeed being one of the routes by which the cemi field might influence neural firing. I just don't think they are necessary. All neurons are depolarised (and thereby fire) through the opening (and...
cemi field theory
hi
david kindly invited me to respond to comments on the forum re' the cemi field theory.
if we accept that consciousness is a product of brain activity then it must have some kind of physical substrate. proposing that the substrate is the matter of the brain immediately...