Seeing red

[bennyboy]

Based on what I know about neurons, I think the distribution of neurotransmitters in the brain represents at least partly a chaotic system. Minor vibrations in the skull, the particular timing of the pulse, and almost anything else could affect the trigger timing of an indidual neuron, or possibly a group of neurons. We often talk about QM unpredictability as adding an essentially random element to all events, but I think the brain is so complex that classical mechanics should make brain function as unpredictable as the weather, especially over long times.

I'd say dreaming is an excellent example. Maybe you could see the strange and unpredictable content of dreams each night as a series of butterfly effects causing parts of the brain to light up and come into coordination with each other, sometimes in ways that daily sense perceptions would never allow for.