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Anonymous at Thu, 20 Jun 2024 20:48:36 UTC No. 16244548
Hypothesis: Dreams are just local minimum finding through simulated annealing
Thinking is hard - that's why humans are one of the only species to do it, and even we get tired quickly by it. In order to function in a complex world, we write ourselves "scripts" - habits and routines we can perform without effort. These "scripts" are the paths of least resistance our brain finds, and are best established through REM sleep.
Ever notice how REM sleep looks a lot like having a seizure? And how training an NN also makes it look like it's having a seizure? What if they're functionally the same thing?
What if your brain is just injecting noise into our circuits, then partially re-training them to find the path of least resistance again? And dreams are just a byproduct of our visual circuits being reprogrammed?
Anonymous at Thu, 20 Jun 2024 20:56:30 UTC No. 16244558
Why simulated annealing specifically? There are loads of other optimisation algorithms too.
Seizures are perfectly explained through neural oscillation eg Wilson-Cowan model. Not sure how you even relate these distinct phenomena. neurons don't settle down to lower energy levels through simulated annealing. They interact with each others in a way that can be modelled by integral/differential equations without any need of optimisation algorithm
Now complete your undergrad first.
Anonymous at Thu, 20 Jun 2024 21:12:33 UTC No. 16244571
>>16244558
Is there some high level shit I'm missing or did you literally just cite a basic oscillator as the grand solution to everything
Anonymous at Thu, 20 Jun 2024 21:16:01 UTC No. 16244576
>>16244548
>Thinking is hard - that's why humans are one of the only species to do it
Stopped reading. Most or all species of animals think. OP is a retard.
Anonymous at Thu, 20 Jun 2024 21:18:23 UTC No. 16244580
>>16244571
You're missing all the basics. Therefore I'm 100% confident you're either a dropout or still undergrad.
Anonymous at Thu, 20 Jun 2024 23:42:05 UTC No. 16244797
>>16244548
>And dreams are just a byproduct of our visual circuits being reprogrammed?
Blind people dream too
Anonymous at Thu, 20 Jun 2024 23:50:28 UTC No. 16244812
>>16244548
>Thinking is hard
Stopped reading. We don't even know what thinking is. We can't even define it usefully. We just assume that we do it, but we don't know.
Anonymous at Fri, 21 Jun 2024 11:05:41 UTC No. 16245407
>>16244797
I'm sure the blind still have visual centers
>>16244576
>>16244812
Jobs that require constant executive decisionmaking have the highest rate of burnout. We make better workers when we follow routines. Even mathfags have adapted themselves to a certain lifestyle and habits.