I will be posting selected excerpts from an article by Jon Lieff, M.D. entitled “Neuronal Networks and Brain Waves” (http://jonlieffmd.com/blog/neuronal-networks-brain-waves). In my latest blogs I have addressed the role of wave forms and quantum tunneling in dualist interaction between the immaterial mind and the synaptic networks of the human brain. Lieff’s article is informative and touches on some of the points I have made in my books and certain blog posts. It is my hope that the reader will obtain a better understanding of the complexity and remarkable design of the synaptic networks that make the transmission of linguistic codes possible in cognition.
“Along with 80 billion neurons and 800 trillion constantly changing connections, individual neurons use very precise rhythms and groups of neurons oscillating together in very specific frequencies. The perplexing relationship of neuronal networks and brain waves is critical to future understanding of the brain.” Lieff identifies “. . . daily changes of axons, dendrites and synapses; thousands of different kinds of neurons; thousands of different kinds of post synaptic densities; glial cell networks; and electrical synapses.” He has “. . . discussed whether the network patterns of the neuronal connections could explain the workings of the mind. . . . But perhaps the greatest difficulty in understanding how the brain functions is describing the precise mechanisms that allow rhythms and waves to interact constantly with the changing anatomy of the synaptic connections.
“The changing dynamics of wide ranging neuronal circuits occurs throughout the brain in milliseconds at the level of individual neurons and groups of neurons. Neurons join a circuit one moment and another the next moment. Groups of neurons fire action potentials in very specific rhythms that rapidly change. Groups of neurons produce brain waves - synchronous oscillations - that communicate information from one section of the brain to another. Synchronous brain waves couple with other frequencies to connect multiple regions.”
In my next blog post I will continue with excerpts from Lieff’s excellent article. I recommend its reading to you.