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The information is stored within the links between neurons. Each link has a weight that can be adjusted upon exposure to a new subject. The process of memorizing is nothing but adjusting the weight of links. That's a scientific question. There are thousands of academic papers (4413 is the number we...

I searched but could not find a prior conversation on here about mindfulness. Someone was asking what the point of mindfulness is, and I had a few words to say but ended it with something like "I can't personally vouch for the positive effects of mindfulness, but I'm not dismissive of them&quo...

We all experience different sorts of things with our senses. Think of vision for a moment. Light hits the retina. The retina then sends a signal to the brain. There is a process in the brain. And we eventually recognize different colors, shapes, etc. But how are all these done given the fact that l...

Observation is interaction, the two are inseperable giving both rely on action and reaction. As such the universe is self-aware, because of not only the interactions occur within it, but also because only "everything" exists. Only "everything" exists results in self-referentiali...

If someone is completely colorblind, it must look like the same “color” as everything around it, whatever that may be. To a person who is partially colorblind, blue looks like what most people call green. How could ANY one KNOW this or PROVE this, to be true? For all we KNOW what you call 'red' we ...

If someone is completely colorblind, it must look like the same “color” as everything around it, whatever that may be. To a person who is partially colorblind, blue looks like what most people call green. But what if everyone were partially colorblind? What would blue look like? What would color me...