The nervous system always functions in the present mode of time.


I consider that the nervous system always functions in the present. (The present is the time interval necessary for an interaction to take place; past, future, and time, in general, exist only for an observer.) Although nerve cells may be continuously changing their mode of operation, their past history can explain to an observer how their present mode of operation was reached, but not its present participation in the determination of behavior. (NC 11)


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