Invisible Brain: Knowledge in Research Works and Neuron Activity

Area of Science:

• Cognitive Science
• Neuroscience
• Information Science

Background:

• Knowledge is traditionally viewed as a product of neuron activity within the brain.
• The concept of an
• invisible hand
• in markets prompts questions about analogous mechanisms in knowledge.
• Can knowledge representation outside the brain reflect underlying neural activity?

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate if patterns of neural activity are discernible in external knowledge representations.
• To explore the existence of an
• invisible brain
• or collective hidden neural networks.
• To characterize knowledge growth in relation to neural network activity.

Main Methods:

• Analysis of knowledge patterns in published scientific articles.
• Examination of knowledge activity within patent databases.
• Characterization of knowledge increase as neural network activity growth.

Main Results:

• Identified patterns of neural activity reflected in the representation of knowledge-based activities.
• Observed similar phenomena in the analysis of knowledge within patents.
• Demonstrated a correlation between knowledge increase and neural network activity growth.

Conclusions:

• Knowledge-related activity can be observed outside the direct mechanism of neuron activity.
• The findings suggest that knowledge may operate as an independent mechanism, akin to an
• invisible brain
• .
• This collective hidden neural network represents decades of learned knowledge.