The Neural Sandcastles

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Note: I’m mainly a researcher, not a professional writer, and English isn’t my first language. Please excuse any grammar mistakes or unpolished phrases you might find.

One of the main reasons I started Neurahz was because I believed that the geometric patterns created by frequencies on a sand plate might have something to do with how neurons work inside the brain. I was already familiar with how sound affects the mind and had read some of the research available on that. But the idea that the exact geometry of frequencies and vibrations could be connected to what’s happening with the behaviour of neurons surprised me. It wasn’t  a random thought. I started thinking if the patterns formed by sound might somehow reflect or interact with patterns in our neural structure or activity. At first, I honestly thought I was just being crazy. It felt like i was just trying to feel a little good about myself in the times of mysery.

But things changed when I found out about that there were real scientists trying to prove exactly what i was thinking. It was the first time I felt like maybe I wasn’t crazy. Maybe I was actually thinking in the right direction.

The Blue Brain Project 

Rather than firing neurons in a random fashion, the brain appears to form temporary, multi dimensional geometric structures while processing information. This revelation emerged from the Blue Brain Project, a pioneering neuroscience simulation effort based in Switzerland. In 2017, researchers from the project presented evidence that the brain constructs and dissolves shapes in up to 11 dimensions, using a mathematical approach known as algebraic topology. 

The brain has been studied as a network, a vast web of neurons firing signals to each other. But this new discovery redefines how we view the structure of thought. There is a pattern to everything that happens inside our brain, like a geometrically precise structure. 

The Blue Brain Project researchers found that when neurons fire in fully interconnected clusters, they form mathematical objects called simplices.

A simplex is a way to describe shapes that exist in more than just the usual 3 dimensions. In basic terms, it’s like connecting points together to form a shape, but the number of points can keep growing as you move into higher dimensions.

A line which is 1D is made by connecting 2 points.

A triangle which is 2D is made by connecting 3 points.

A tetrahedron which is 3D connects 4 points.

Now, when you go beyond 3 dimensions, you get things like 4D, 5D, 6D, and so on.

In the brain, these are simplified as “simplices” where neurons are connected in complex ways. So, if you think of a 5-pointed simplex, it’s a shape formed by connecting 5 neurons. The brain can create these multi pointed shapes up to 12 points, or 11-dimensional simplices.

These aren’t physical dimensions like length, width, height, or time that we deal with in daily life. What they’re talking about here are topological dimensions. It’s more about the complexity of how neurons are connected in the brain, not about space or size. So instead of measuring how far things are, it’s more like measuring how deeply things are connected to each other.

In simpler terms, it shows the depth and complexity of how neurons group together and interact. The higher the dimension, the more complex the relationship between the neurons.

When neurons form a clique, they become part of a high dimensional structure.

Your brain is not just forming chains of activity.

It’s forming
geometrically precise structures that appear like  harmony.

Each time you add a new dimension to the neural structure, it makes the brain’s processing more complex and richer.

A 2D neural structure could be responsible for processing something simple, like hearing a basic sound. It might only involve a couple of senses or parts of your brain working together.

A 6D neural structure might handle something more complex, like a memory. This memory could involve multiple senses working together like seeing something, hearing it, and even feeling the emotions connected to it. The more dimensions you add, the more layers and details are included in the process.

An 11D neural structure could be involved in higher level functions like creativity, imagination, or a deep moment of insight. It’s not just a simple thought, it’s a complex interaction of various ideas, memories, emotions, and sensory information coming together in a rich and deeply connected way.

In simple terms, the more dimensions you add, the more complex and multi layered the brain’s processing becomes. Each dimension helps bring together more pieces of information in a way that lets you think, feel, and experience the world more deeply.

Sandcastles of Thought

When a thought begins, lets say you hear a piece of music or recognize a face, neurons begin firing in specific patterns. Some of these neurons cluster and fully connect with one another, forming a higher dimensional structure.

But once the brain has processed what it needed to, the structure collapses.

This collapsing is not destruction, the neurons don’t die, they reshape to prepare for the next task. It’s as if your brain briefly 
brings together neurons, like notes, to play a specific tune for  task. They all fire together in a pattern, like a short melody. But once that part is done, the tune ends. The notes don’t disappear, they’re still there, ready to be used in a different song.

This feels a lot like how waves and resonance work in nature. In music, you hit a few notes together, they form a chord, and then they fade away. In physics, waves overlap, create patterns, and then those patterns shift or vanish. The brain seems to do something kind of similar, except instead of sound, it’s working with shapes made out of neurons. They come together for a moment, do their thing, and then break apart when it’s time to move on.

At Neurahz, I don’t really see these neural structures or neural simplices as just regular brain activity. From everything I’ve looked into, it feels like there’s something more going on. Something that connects to vibration. It’s not just chemical signals firing randomly, it’s like the neurons follow certain patterns, kind of like how frequencies or waves behave. I’m still figuring it all out, but the more I study, the more I feel like this isn’t just biology, it’s something deeper.

When neurons in the brain fire together, they don’t just send electrical signals to each other. Instead, they create patterns over time. You can think of these patterns as being similar to a musical chord.

When you play several notes on a piano at once. You don’t just hear individual sounds from each note, you hear the entire chord, the combination of those sounds resonating together. Similarly, when groups of neurons fire together, they create a kind of mental chord that isn’t heard, but felt within the structure of your thoughts, perceptions, and emotions. These patterns shape how you experience and process information.

The number of dimensions in these neural patterns might show how complex the brain activity is, like how deep or detailed a thought or experience is. The more dimensions, the richer it probably is. 

Let’s make a comparison with music:

A
simple tone, like a single note played on an instrument, is like low dimensional neural activity. It’s basic and direct, like a simple idea or reaction.

A
rich harmony, where multiple notes are played together, is like an 11-dimensional neural simplex. It’s more complex and layered, representing deeper, more integrated thoughts and experiences, like when you have a powerful creative insight or a deeply emotional memory.

It means that the brain’s frequencies and the shapes they create are deeply connected, just like how musical vibrations form patterns in sound. In the brain, the shapes (or simplices) that neurons form are deeply connected with the frequencies they vibrate at. This is what we call vibrational geometry, and it’s a key part of whats being studied here at Neurahz.

In simpler terms, the brain is like a musical instrument, and its thoughts, memories, and emotions are like musical chords, each with their own complexity and vibration. By understanding this vibrational geometry, we can explore how frequency and shape work together to shape human cognition and consciousness.

The key point is we now understand that the brain doesn’t just process information in a simple, linear way. Instead, it uses complex, multi-layered geometries think of them like multi dimensional patterns. This is a huge shift in how we think about the brain’s functions.

These complex shapes or geometries could represent all kinds of mental states. For example, they might encode emotions, thoughts, or even those moments when you have a sudden insight or a creative idea.

The more dimensions involved in a neural structure, the more integrated and dense the information appears to be. It’s like how a basic note on an instrument is simple, but a full chord with many notes has much more depth and complexity. In the same way, these higher dimensional patterns in the brain might carry much richer and more detailed information.

This brings up some exciting possibilities. Could these neural structures, the ones that create complex geometries be the foundation of consciousness itself?

At this point, we don’t have the answers. There’s still a lot to explore. But what’s clear is that the brain is not a simple, linear machine. Instead, it’s a geometry factory, constantly creating and dissolving these complex, multi dimensional shapes. This suggests that our brains are capable of much more than we ever imagined, operating in ways that are dynamic, multi layered, and full of potential for understanding consciousness.

If the universe is vibration, and the brain is a resonating organ, then the appearance of high dimensional structures in the brain may not be coincidental. It could be nature’s language.

For Neurahz, these discoveries signal a bridge, a connection between abstract mathematics and the internal architecture of mind. It means that when we meditate, feel, or imagine, our brain isn’t just lighting up, it’s building and dissolving shapes in a multidimensional space. This fits beautifully with the research into how frequency and vibration interact with the human system. I believe that every mental state has its own pattern, its own harmony, its own signature shape, and these shapes may literally form and vanish in the brain’s invisible space.

There are still countless questions left unanswered. What triggers the shift from a low dimensional structure to a higher one? Do certain shapes correspond with specific thoughts or states of awareness? Is there a highest possible dimension, or does the brain have the potential to form even more complex geometries? Could a deeper understanding of these structures help us design technologies that interface more naturally with the brain or even unlock new ways to enhance cognition and creativity?

The door is now open. We are no longer limited to studying the brain as a static machine. We can begin to explore it as a living geometry a system of resonance and structure, shaped by forces both known and yet to be discovered. At Neurahz, this is more than a theory. It is the foundation of my work. We are not just listening for signals. We are listening for shapes. For vibrations. For harmony hidden in complexity.

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