Active Substrate Neural Mesh
Neuromorphic Spiking Silicon
Energy per SynOp
0.85 pJ
Firing Rate (Mean)
28.4 Hz
Causal Integration (Φ)
0.74 / 1.0
Workspace Ignition
Synchronized
Spike Raster Plot (Time Window: 2.5s)
0 spikes
Membrane Potential (Selected Cluster N0 & N3)
-70mV to +30mV
Neuromodulation & Synaptic Gating
Acetylcholine (Signal/Noise)
0.60
Dopamine (STDP Plasticity Gain)
0.70
Recurrent Feedback Loop Density
0.85
Stimulus Frequency Injector
40 Hz
Substrate Architecture Context
Neuromorphic Silicon (Event-Driven): Executes asynchronous, sparse Leaky Integrate-and-Fire spikes locally. Zero clock dissipation; power scales strictly with event activity (~0.1–1.5 pJ/SOP). Causal loops exhibit high spontaneous recurrence and integrated feedback.
Debate context: As noted by The Economist, biological computation integrates analog chemistry, localized memory, and continuous temporal feedback. Is symbolic digital compute fundamentally unable to realize causal self-awareness without biological dynamics?