Pathways

Both neuronal and digital pathways process information, yet in fundamentally different ways.

Pathways in our brains arise from experience and are not fixed or predetermined. They are messy, overlapping, and incapable of the precise repetition possible in the digital. The system is decentralized, yet endlessly interconnected.

If digital pathways resemble the regularity and predictability of a traditionally woven textile, are neuronal pathways more like paper – a random association of fibers?

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