Mathematics, Brain Modelling and Indian Concept of Mind
Bikas K. Chakrabarti

TL;DR
This paper explores the neural basis of cognition, the potential of artificial networks to perform scientific reasoning, and ancient Indian concepts of mind, linking modern neuroscience with historical philosophical ideas.
Contribution
It integrates recent neural network research with Indian philosophical perspectives and experimental findings on distributed computations in plants.
Findings
Neural networks exhibit distributed computation in brain structures.
Artificial networks' potential for mathematical reasoning is discussed.
Ancient Indian ideas align with modern distributed processing concepts.
Abstract
We describe briefly the recent advances in understanding the distributed nature of computations in the (neural) network structure of the brain. We discuss if such artificial networks will be able to perform mathematics and natural sciences. The problem of consciousness in such machines is addressed. Ancient Indian ideas regarding mind-body relations and J. C. Bose's experimental observations regarding the highly distributed computations in the plant body is discussed.
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Taxonomy
TopicsPlant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
