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THE UNKNOWN. “Can an upload be conscious? The issue here is complicated by the fact that our understanding of consciousness is so poor. No-one knows just why or how brain processes give rise to consciousness. Neuroscience is gradually discovering various neural correlates of consciousness, but this research program largely takes the existence of consciousness for granted.” https://lnkd.in/e335knp View in LinkedIn

TWO OPPOSING VIEWS. “Biological theorists of consciousness hold that consciousness is essentially biological and that no nonbiological system can be conscious. Functionalist theorists of consciousness hold that what matters to consciousness is not biological makeup but causal structure and causal role, so that a nonbiological system can be conscious as long as it is organized correctly.” https://lnkd.in/e335knp View in LinkedIn

SUBJECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS. “Ordinary human beings are conscious. That is, there is something it is like to be us. We have conscious experiences with a subjective character: there is something it is like to see, to hear, to feel, and to think. These conscious experiences lie at the heart of our mental lives, and are a central part of what gives our lives meaning and value.” https://lnkd.in/e335knp View in LinkedIn

CHEMICAL MEMORIES. “The chemicals used by neurons to store memories are protein molecules. The most common are the "GluR" proteins which combine to form "AMPA" neuroreceptors. These are activated by the neurotransmitter glutamate.” https://lnkd.in/d2BtBzU View in LinkedIn

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ADVENTURES IN FLATLAND. "A material that is just a few atoms thick can have very different fundamental properties from a material made of the same molecules in solid form. “Even if the bulk material is an old one, if you can get it into 2D form it opens up new opportunities." https://lnkd.in/eVYcGX9 View in LinkedIn

NANO-MAGNETS. "The nanostructuring techniques have opened a road for the discovery of new physical phenomena at the nanoscale with important consequences for nanotechnological applications. Magnetic nanostructures present as valuable candidates for the development of high density storage media, high speed magnetic random access memories, Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) and magnetic sensors and logic devices." https://lnkd.in/evS-e3q View in LinkedIn

CHARGE SEPARATION. "A magnetic field has opposite polar ends, or charge separation. This is thought to be cause by different numbers of quarks and antiquarks with left- and right-handed helicity." https://lnkd.in/ePeWvpu View in LinkedIn

CHIRAL FLIPPING. "Our universe is full of magnetic fields, even in deep interstellar space. It has been hypothesized that this may be due to unequal numbers of left versus right chiral particles through a process called chiral flipping." https://lnkd.in/eBAYp9j View in LinkedIn

UNSEEN FORCES. “The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence.” (Nikola Tesla). https://lnkd.in/eyFtShi View in LinkedIn