Abstract
I have recently suggested that some of the processes involved in the collaborative composition of new music could be analogous to several ideas introduced by Izhikevich in his theory of cortical spiking neurons and simple memory, a process which he calls Polychronization. In the Izhikevich model, the evocation of simple memories is achieved by the sequential re-firing of the same Polychronous group of neurons which was initially created in the cerebral cortex by the sensual stimulus. Each firing event within the group is contingent upon the previous firing event and, in particular, contingent upon the timing of the firings, due to a phenomenon known as “Spike Timing Dependent Plasticity.” I argue in this article that the collaborative creation of new music involves contingencies which form a Polychronous group across space and time which helps to create a temporary shared memorial space between the collaborators.
DOI
10.26913/80s02017.0111.0015
Publication Date
2017-11-21
Publication Title
AVANT. The Journal of the Philosophical-Interdisciplinary Vanguard
Volume
VIII
Issue
Special
Publisher
The Centre for Philosophical Research
ISSN
2082-6710
Embargo Period
2024-11-19
First Page
161
Last Page
165
Recommended Citation
Matthias, J. (2017) 'Creation through Polychronization', AVANT. The Journal of the Philosophical-Interdisciplinary Vanguard, VIII(Special), pp. 161-165. The Centre for Philosophical Research: Available at: https://doi.org/10.26913/80s02017.0111.0015
