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When a crab sees a piece of food, the locating vectors are registered in the animals sensory phase space. The information is reconfigured using tensors, in the crab's motor phase space so that the pincer may extend to the location of the meal.

No one knows if the crab is conscious of this event, but we believe that sensory-motor co-ordination would be improved if the animal was aware of what it was doing. If the computations exist in a mathematical space then consciouness might exist there also. As long ago as 1926, Bertrand Russell pointed out that consciousness does not exist in physical space but in perceptual space.

We have shown that upon emergence from anesthesia, the dynamics of the Electroencephalogram (EEG), increase from 2 to 3 phase space dimensions, as consciousness is regained.

Studies of over 20 species of fauna show a linear increase in EEG dimension with an increase in brain complexity. Using extant animals as surrogates for their evolutional ancestors, we see that 3 phase space dimensions, which correlate with consciousness in the human, are achieved between the appearance of the fishes and the amphibians. Very approximately, this occurs 375 million years ago. It is interesting that at about the same time, atmospheric oxygen increased to the level we enjoy today (it dipped again later), and the first quadruped vertebrates appeared on land. We do not claim that frog consciousness is the same as human consciousness but it does at least seem that the frog has the neural equipment to enjoy a kind of consciousness. It is also relevant to note that complex neural function is extremely expensive in terms of glucose and oxygen consumption. Available oxygen may have been the limiting factor.

Peter T. Walling M.D.

Department ofAnesthesia.

Baylor University Medical Center.

Dallas .Texas peterwalling@gmail.com

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Fire Stone Causes Vulpix to evolve into Ninetales. Causes Growlithe to evolve into Arcanine. Causes Eevee to evolve into Flareon. Causes Pansear to evolve into Simisear. Water Stone Causes Poliwhirl to evolve into Poliwrath. Causes Shellder to evolve into Cloyster. Causes Staryu to evolve into Starmie. Causes Eevee to evolve into Vaporeon. Causes Lombre to evolve into Ludicolo. Causes Panpour to evolve into Simipour. Thunder Stone, Causes Pikachu to evolve into Raichu. Causes Eevee to evolve into Jolteon. Causes Eelektrik to evolve into Eelektross. Leaf Stone Causes Gloom to evolve into Vileplume. Causes Weepinbell to evolve into Victreebel. Causes Exeggcute to evolve into Exeggutor. Causes Nuzleaf to evolve into Shiftry. Causes Pansage to evolve into Simisage. Moon Stone Causes Nidorina to evolve into Nidoqueen. Causes Nidorino to evolve into Nidoking. Causes Clefairy to evolve into Clefable. Causes Jigglypuff to evolve into Wigglytuff. Causes Skitty to evolve into Delcatty. Causes Munna to evolve into Musharna. Sun Stone Causes Gloom to evolve into Bellossom. Causes Sunkern to evolve into Sunflora. Causes Cottonee to evolve into Whimsicott. Causes Petilil to evolve into Lilligant. Shiny Stone Causes Togetic to evolve into Togekiss. Causes Roselia to evolve into Roserade. Causes Minccino to evolve into Cinccino. Dusk Stone Causes Murkrow to evolve into Honchkrow. Causes Misdreavus to evolve into Mismagius. Causes Lampent to evolve into Chandelure. Dawn Stone Causes male Kirlia to evolve into Gallade. Causes female Snorunt to evolve into Froslass. Ever Stone If held, prevents a Pokémon from evolving.


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