Newcomer Question: Visualizing 4d Hello, For reference…
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Newcomer Question: Visualizing 4d
Hello,
For reference, high school student with no physics experience (just curious).
Consider the following thought experiment:
imagine a 3d brain and then project it onto 2 dimensions, with all connections between neurons still intact and scale the brain to not lose any complexity or any information (overlapping connections being possible by some trivial mechanism, probably not an issue). Now give this brain the same input electrical signals as it would have in 3 dimensions. Assuming this brain is conscious. would it experience 3 dimensions?
I would argue yes, because it’s the same information and processes, but tbh, I don’t have a way to prove this instinct.
If so, could this idea be extrapolated a dimension up? I often see arguments that go a layer down, like I have, in these regards but not sure if those are sound or valid. If someone can formal logic it out, wouldn’t this mean there exists a theoretical 4d experiencing brain in 3 dimensions?
Very interested to hear answers or where this was ill defined.
Thanks.
#science
Hello,
For reference, high school student with no physics experience (just curious).
Consider the following thought experiment:
imagine a 3d brain and then project it onto 2 dimensions, with all connections between neurons still intact and scale the brain to not lose any complexity or any information (overlapping connections being possible by some trivial mechanism, probably not an issue). Now give this brain the same input electrical signals as it would have in 3 dimensions. Assuming this brain is conscious. would it experience 3 dimensions?
I would argue yes, because it’s the same information and processes, but tbh, I don’t have a way to prove this instinct.
If so, could this idea be extrapolated a dimension up? I often see arguments that go a layer down, like I have, in these regards but not sure if those are sound or valid. If someone can formal logic it out, wouldn’t this mean there exists a theoretical 4d experiencing brain in 3 dimensions?
Very interested to hear answers or where this was ill defined.
Thanks.
#science
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