(A scientific model why memory aka consciousness cannot reside solely in the brain)
A Note on Science and NDE, By Simon Berkovich, Professor of Engineering and Applied Science at the George Washington University.*
Below is an introductory discussion of more theoretical papers exploring the idea that DNA information in living organisms is not complex enough to explain the quantity and diversity of information processed in and by the organism as a whole, and by the brain in particular.
Instead, it is postulated that the DNA information serves as a unique identification key for a given organism, like a “barcode.” As such, the brain is merely a transmitter and receiver of information, but not the main place for storage or processing of information (i.e. memories)
The idea that Life and Mind processing of information involve activities beyond ponder able matter flourished in the nineteenth century with the development of the aether theory. In the widely acclaimed book of 1873, “The Unseen Universe,” Stewart and Tait wrote:
“We attempt to show that we are absolutely driven by scientific principles to acknowledge the existence of an Unseen Universe, and by scientific analogy to conclude that it is full of life and intelligence – that it is in fact a spiritual universe and not a dead one.”
In the twentieth century, the paradigm shift of science has focused on relativity, such that the idea of aether has been abandoned. However, relativity has two interpretations. The most commonly quoted is Einstein, who states that the absolute frame of reference does not exist. Alternatively, according to Lorentz and Poincare, the absolute frame of reference does exist but is undetectable[1]. Although this may seem like a scholastic exercise in distinguishing between something that does not exist and something that exists but is undetectable. This is a pivotal point in the advancement of the knowledge about life.
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