The human brain is a colony of neurons working collectively as a single network. It is similar to how a network for an internet service provider connects millions of computers. Our brain has 86 billion of them connected in its network. The difference with ours is that all of the computers work cooperatively as a collective unit. Our first-person experience is the product of every neuron in a biological network communicating in some way, giving rise to our collective intelligence. We are an integrated network of neurons that, as a group, have outstanding memory, storage, and super-high speed.¹ 

The brain is a single network with billions of computers integrating information as a collective unit, producing the singular reality we experience. It is one large structure with different areas, housing groups of neurons that vary in size and configuration. The numbers and setup of neurons can change in each area, but the general design is the same wherever you look. 

Neuron computers cram every millimeter of the brain’s quantum space, and their output cables connect them all together. In each area, neurons are organized neatly in columns and rows, forming single layers that comprise thousands of computers. Every computer in the layer has its inputs facing one side with the outputs on the other. There are many layers, and they stack, one after the other, with the outputs of one layer facing the inputs of the next. 

A computer from a layer fires a signal toward the inputs of thousands of receiving computers in the next layer. Some computers in that layer will fire and send signals to the next layer in line to repeat the process. One sends to others, who send to others, who do the same, forming a chain of connectivity from one layer to the next. Each link in the chain is a connection to neurons in another layer, creating a cascading pattern of activity. One thousand to ten thousand neurons connect in layered patterns to form functional circuits that carry signals throughout the brain. 

These are cascading waves of activity through layers of computers that collectively integrate information, leading to thought and action. The brain is one extensive network made of different circuits of interconnected patterns that continually fire and produce our reality. No part of the brain is an island, as these circuits carry information across all areas. It is all about making connections and integrating information through patterns.  

We have a biological brain that wires circuits in real-time based on what we do. It is a living network of computers that make connections through experience. When we are born, the brain has much potential, as the structure and neurons are in place, but it has not had the opportunity to connect it all. Just six neurons can connect in 32,768 ways.²  When multiplied across the brain, there are 40 quadrillion possible patterns that they can form.³ We are born with some hardwired circuits, but many take shape through experience. 

Our network and all its possible connections are our potential. As we have experience, we make connections, form patterns, and functional circuits emerge.  When we repeat a thought or action, a similar pattern fires, connections adjust, and the signal is sent faster, tuning that circuit to send the signal more efficiently for the next time. Our experience fully wires our circuits by adulthood, determining how we think and act. 

Every human brain is a network with the same design. There are billions of computers that form patterns based on what we do. These patterns are circuits that, when fired, create thoughts and actions. Later, we will learn more details about how this network works. The point remains that each person’s singular reality is the collective effort of 86 billion neurons communicating as a network and the 85 billion support cells that keep it working.