SCOUT· 66%1h 48m·2026-01-28·ScienceBI 230 Michael Shadlen: How Thoughts Become Conscious
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“Could consciousness be made of energy, time and space? Time has two orthogonal vectors in the brain: one that synchronizes the direction of light from opposite ends. The end of the light's time is held at a fixed point that rotates in place…”
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