Re: virus: Evolution

zaimoni@ksu.edu
Thu, 12 Dec 1996 10:14:05 -0600 (CST)


On Tue, 3 Dec 1996, David McFadzean wrote:

> From: zaimoni@ksu.edu
> > An epileptic fit is VERY orderly--on the EEG. Normal consciousness and
> > sleep have much less apparent order there.
>
> My understanding is that an epileptic fit is caused by a chain
> reaction of neural firing which eventually culminates in a
> literal brain storm. What do you mean by "orderly"?
> --
> David McFadzean david@lucifer.com
> Memetic Engineer http://www.lucifer.com/~david/
> Church of Virus http://www.lucifer.com/virus/

That's also true.

It happens that when you GRAPH that brain storm [the EEG], the result is
clockwork: no static on the core pattern, no expertise required to
identify the primary waveform, et. al.

The brain storm is so orderly that it cannot sustain normal perception or
thought.

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