Testing the Brain Wave Hypothesis
It has been proposed that there is a wave excitation in animal brains, whose function is to represent three-dimensional space around the animal as a working spatial memory. After surveying the evidence supporting the hypothesis, I discuss ways in which it can be tested. There are many ways to investigate it, theoretically and experimentally. They include connectome studies, computational modelling, experimental neuroscience, genomics and proteomics, studies of animal behaviour, and biophysics. If the wave exists, there is a compelling case to identify it as the source of consciousness. This would advance our understanding of one of the greatest scientific challenges of all time, while changing our view of the human mind.
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