[extropy-chat] "Dead Time" of the Brain

[Jef Allbright]

On 4/23/06, A B <austriaaugust at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Can someone here explain what seems to me to be almost inexplicable? That
> conscious experience exists even in light of the fact that at least 10^29
> Planck Intervals will elapse between any two neural firings? (And in
> practice, probably a good deal more). It seems almost as if cognition
> "reaches back into time" in order to trace the whole pathway of activation -
> which constitutes what we call the "present moment". I know this post may
> sound religious or mystical but that is not my intent.
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Jeffrey Herrlich


Jeffrey -

It seems obvious to me that conscious experience could exist at any
practical processing speed.

Greg Egan's _Permutation City_ may provide you an enjoyable path to a
more encompassing view of such topics.

- Jef