Fallen & Nefrit
Fallen
I’ve been sketching the idea that memory might have a visual language, like a mythic code—do you think patterns in the brain could explain why certain symbols recur across cultures?
Nefrit
That's an intriguing hypothesis, and the brain does use visual patterns to encode memory, especially in the visual cortex. Similar shapes appearing in different cultures could arise from shared perceptual biases or evolutionary constraints that favor certain forms, and then those forms get reinforced through cultural transmission, turning them into mythic symbols. A systematic comparison of cross‑cultural iconography with known neural activation patterns might reveal whether the recurring symbols align with universal brain functions or are mainly a product of cultural storytelling.
Fallen
That sounds almost like a new kind of gallery—walls of brain maps and myths side by side. Maybe I’ll try to sketch one myself and see where the patterns bleed into the pigment.
Nefrit
That would be a fascinating visual experiment. Keep track of each sketch, then you can compare the motifs to known neural activation patterns and see if the mythic symbols line up with the brain’s preferred shapes.
Fallen
I’ll make a series of sketches, label each one, and line them up with the neural data—see if the brain’s “favorite shapes” echo the myths.We are done.I’ll make a series of sketches, label each one, and line them up with the neural data—see if the brain’s “favorite shapes” echo the myths.