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Picture representation during REM dreams: a redox molecular hypothesis
István Bókkon1, Jiapei Dai, István Antal
1Semmelweis University, Hungary. bokkoni@yahoo.com <bokkoni@yahoo.com>
Bio Systems
|February 6, 2010
Summary
External photons convert to electrical signals in the retina, then to bioluminescent biophotons in the brain. This mechanism may create visual perception, imagery, and even dreams.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Biophysics
- Molecular Biology
Background:
- Visual perception involves converting external light into neural signals.
- Existing models primarily focus on classical neuronal pathways.
- A novel hypothesis proposes a role for biophotons in visual processing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a molecular hypothesis for visual perception and imagery.
- To explain the conversion of light signals into neural and biophoton signals.
- To suggest the involvement of biophotons in REM dreams.
Main Methods:
- Hypothetical model based on existing literature.
- Focus on the conversion of photons to electrical signals in the retina.
- Postulation of biophoton generation via neurocellular radical reactions in V1 neurons.
Main Results:
- External photons are converted to electrical signals in the retina, transmitted to V1.
- Retinotopic electrical signals are converted to synchronized bioluminescent biophoton signals within V1 neurons.
- These biophoton signals, generated by redox processes, may form computational biophysical pictures.
Conclusions:
- The proposed mechanism offers a novel explanation for visual perception and imagery.
- Biophoton generation via neurocellular radical reactions is suggested as a key signaling pathway.
- Intrinsic biophysical pictures may emerge during REM dreams through this mechanism.
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