Cortical Column Layered Processing
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│ ⎯⎯⎯⎯ CORTICAL CONSCIOUSNESS ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ │
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│ ┌─────────┐ LAYER 1: CONNECTIONS │
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│ │↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔↔│ │
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│ ┌─────────┐ LAYER 2-3: PROCESSING │
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│ ┌─────────┐ LAYER 4: INPUT │
│ │↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓│ ⤓⤓⤓⤓⤓⤓⤓⤓⤓⤓⤓⤓⤓⤓⤓⤓⤓⤓⤓⤓⤓ │
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│ ┌─────────┐ LAYER 5-6: OUTPUT │
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This artwork explores the non-linear processing flow of cortical columns in the brain. The layered structure shows how information doesn’t simply move linearly down through the column but follows a specific processing architecture: inputs arrive at Layer 4, travel “upstairs” to Layers 2-3 for processing, then “downstairs” to Layers 5-6 for output decisions, with Layer 1 serving as a connector to other columns.
Like the brain itself, this structure demonstrates both ordered precision and chaotic complexity, mirroring the Wob-Wib duality of ordered scientific processes and artistic neural chaos.