Interactive
The timing of consciousness
A single event triggers four neurotransmitter responses — each operating on a fundamentally different timescale. Click the pulse to watch consciousness emerge from timing.
GlutamateMilliseconds
Carries the message.
DopamineSeconds
Decides whether the message is important.
SerotoninMinutes
Decides how long we should care about it.
CortisolHours
Decides how seriously we should take it.
It was not just about chemistry at all. It was about time.
From Clarinet Consciousness — the full argument spans four movements and 56,000 words. Request the proposal.