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Correlation “waves” in brain-like structures

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A correspondence is established between a tangible model of brain structure (and function) and a system of observer-observed interactions. The observed quantities are “stimuli” in the form of signal amplitude distributions in a mass of neuron-like units; the observer is a set of neurons (not circumscribed in a local region) in which a distributed parameter mirrors the stimulus history of the set, i.e., represents a “memory”. Utilizing the theory of the Perceptron, a contemporary brain model, it is demonstrated that large systems composed of many observer-observed interactions exhibit quantum mechanical behavior on a “macroscopic” scale. This behavior entails wave-like phenomena and the need of applying the superposition mechanics to system information content calculations.

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    Present address: Department of Molecular Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York

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Bernhard, R. Correlation “waves” in brain-like structures. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 27, 435–447 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02476848

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