Chaos in the mind
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== Role and Function of Chaos == | == Role and Function of Chaos == | ||
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| + | : "Chaos underlies the ability of the brain to respond flexibly to the outside world and to generate novel activity patterns, including those that are experienced as fresh ideas." ''(Walter J. Freeman, [http://sulcus.berkeley.edu/FLM/MS/Physio.Percept.html The Physiology of Perception])'' | ||
The mechanism described above uses chaotic search | The mechanism described above uses chaotic search | ||
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irregular and unpredictable like random search. | irregular and unpredictable like random search. | ||
When a system is chaotic, you can only predict | When a system is chaotic, you can only predict | ||
| - | it's future in a | + | it's future in a probabilistic manner. A system |
undergoing chaotic interactions samples all possible | undergoing chaotic interactions samples all possible | ||
states available to it, it is running through all | states available to it, it is running through all | ||
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because it seems to be involved in exploration, | because it seems to be involved in exploration, | ||
creation of new ideas and insights. | creation of new ideas and insights. | ||
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| + | == Links == | ||
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| + | * Lewis Dartnell, [http://plus.maths.org/issue35/features/dartnell/index.html Chaos in the Brain] | ||
