Consciousness Human
By- Engineer A K M Azad
BSc Engineering, EEE
From: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Degree: EEE (Electrical and Electronic Engineering),
Member (till life) of Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) :
A K M Azad (Engr. Abul Kalam Mohammad Azad), ID No. M-35933
Professional Background:
Working in the field of SCADA, PLC, Microcontroller based control system, programming and running of projects for the last 30 years.
CEO of Automax Engineering.
Current Projects (Relevant Fields):
Working with different companies in Bangladesh under contract agreements for SCADA, PLC and Microcontroller based machineries, including:
• Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI)
• Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
Contact Information:
Office Address: 144, Grand Plaza, Moghbazar, Dhaka-1217, Bangladesh.
Resident Address: 39, 8th floor(B), Greenway Road, Moghbazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Email: akmazadbddk@gmail.com
Phone: +88-01888591666, +88-01311925400, +88-01972221400
The title of our video series is ‘The Gels-Entity’, which refers to a Group of Entities that act Like a Single Entity. The subtitle is ‘How consciousness emerges in the human brain’. We use the word 'Like' with caution—meaning it appears to be so, but is not actually so.
Our blood cells have their own life functions and a lifespan distinct from that of the human body. If these blood cells are transferred from one person's body to another, they can continue to live and function as before. Similarly, the different parts can be transferred and survive, functioning in their new host as they did in the original. Therefore, each cell of our body possesses its own distinct entity, life and basic level of perceptual awareness. This basic level of perceptual awareness of a neuron cell (including other cells) eventually, at some stage, reaches a level of self-perception, self-awareness, consciousness, or full-consciousness, depending on its position, location, the type and amount of information it receives, and its ability to exchange information. Here, ‘full-consciousness’ is relative to that of a fully conscious human being.
Video Parts & Links;
· In Part 1:
o Title: Gels-Entity - Part-1, Consciousness in the human brain.
o Description: How consciousness emerges in the human brain.
o YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS0NnoNNQHo
o Content: I present the fundamental concept of the theory.
· In Part 2:
o Title: Gels-Entity - Part-2, How Consciousness Emerges in the Human Brain.
o Description: How Consciousness Emerges or Arises in the Human Brain.
o YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/df15eVDYqoA
o Content: I provide more detailed explanations of the theory's concepts.
· In Part 3:
o Title: How consciousness emerges in the human brain – Part 3
o Description: How consciousness emerges or arises in the human brain,
The Gels-Entity, Part-3.
o YouTube Link:
https://youtu.be/FNsHY5DiYBI
o Content: I explain the technical challenges of signal processing, related to the huge amount visual information processing challenge with respect to a single neuron (postsynaptic, as well as a specific functional cluster of neurons), and focusing on their functional connectivity and pathways.
Purpose of This Content :
Through my YouTube content, I intend to explain and share my long-term experience with other researchers, especially future young researchers, so that they can gain new ideas in relevant fields from a signal-processing perspective, showing how it works in the real mechanical world.
Through my research and explanation, the outcome of the core theme of this theory is very clear; "I am a single neuron cell located in the central part of our brain." From our current understanding it is the Pulvinar (a part of Thalamus). There are some special kinds of functional neuron cells in the pulvinal, I am one of them. Since I am a single neuron located within the pulvinar, there are, however, several other identical neurons right beside me (within the Pulvinar) that have the same perception or awareness, that means, they are thinking and feeling almost the same things, in the same way, at the same time as I am. The mystery here is that we don't comprehend the issue, or it could be said we're not accustomed to thinking in this way. At this stage, this theory does not address how and what happens inside a cell with respect to its perceptual awareness. That is actually a separate and more deeply insightful issue.
Since I am a single neuron cell with visual, auditory, tactile (touch), gustatory (taste), olfactory (smell), nociceptive (painful or punishing), and hedonic (pleasurable or rewarding) perceptions, therefore it should be located in the brain region where all related (visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, olfactory, nociceptive, and hedonic) information is accumulated or converges (I am one of them in that cluster of specific functional neurons).
In Part-3, I explain that a single neuron has limited signal receiving and processing capabilities (i.e., technically, a neuron has a limited signal receiving bandwidth, including to perceive and response to some chemical signals through a specific pathway). In explanation, main clue comes from the millions of visual information processing technique and the flow of its information pathway. I try to explain, how our brain meet up and overcome with this kind of huge information processing challenge. Another clue comes from the position of different information processing areas and the connectivity with the different functional brain regions.
Then I draw the conclusion (especially to convey my information to the future young researchers) using with following words:
From our current understanding, there is no single neuron (i.e., no neuron of a specific functional cluster) in the human brain—except the pulvinar—where the required visual information (including the requirement of minimum retinotopic mapping signals) can be received and perceived. Again, based on our current understanding, there is no single neuron (i.e., no neuron of a specific functional cluster) in the human brain—except the pulvinar—where all seven types of information or integrated modalities (visual, auditory, tactile, gustatory, olfactory, nociceptive, and hedonic; including multisensory-limbic integrated information) are accumulated or converged.
Due to its unique connectivity and anatomical position, the pulvinar is the best-equipped region in the human brain to serve as the key multisensory hub of all seven modalities (with multisensory-limbic integrated information and required retinotopic-mapping signals). Thus, specific functional neurons of the pulvinar can see the complete image, perceive all this related information and set prioritization. Therefore, this theory concludes; “I am a single neuron located in the pulvinar”. Neurons of the human brain are organized into different groups, which are further divided into various subgroups and sub-subgroups, denoted here by ‘Gels-Entity’ (a Group of Entities that act Like a Single Entity).
Owing to the limited scope of this research, broader multidisciplinary research could not be conducted. To obtain specific empirical data, targeted large-scale multidisciplinary research is required, involving leading experts from diverse relevant fields.
After achieving some specific empirical data, we will be able to successfully explain the evolutionary mechanism in biology (with perceptual awareness at unicellular & individual cellular level). Actually, it is very simple (and it should be simple), and it represents a new kind of selection strategy. Then, we will be able to explain how nature works, especially in the context of consciousness, which Albert Einstein hinted at in his own way, although some of his interviews (personal) were not released at that time due to highly biased social sensitivities. It may also be mentioned that even a few decades ago, many scientists believed that human face detection could never be possible using mathematics and AI.
In my final words (in Part-3) I mention, “Clearly, this theory is set to open a new window, enabling us to find answers to many difficult unanswered questions”.