Entropy, the Arrow of Time, and Irreversibility
The entropic arrow of time, as a macroscopic manifestation of the second law of thermodynamics, is one of the relative time indicators experienced by living beings and physical systems. However, in the context of absolute time, this arrow of time is only one projection of the resonance of consciousness to the universal temporal structure.
Cosmological Conclusion
Modern cosmology reinforces the urgency of the postulate of absolute time as an ontological foundation that is independent of local space-time conditions, which provides the possibility of understanding time as a phenomenon that is deeper than just a physical variable.
4.c.2 Time in Neurocognition: Perception, Memory, and Temporal Awareness
Time Perception and the Human Brain
Neuroscience studies show that the perception of time is an active brain construct, involving areas such as the prefrontal cortex, cerebellum, and basal ganglia. Phenomenological time is closely related to cognitive functions such as attention, expectation, and sensory processing.
Memory and Prediction as Temporal Dimensions
The brain structures the experience of time through mechanisms of retention (remembering the past) and protension (anticipating the future), in line with Husserl's phenomenology. This process creates subjective continuity and allows consciousness to "align" itself with absolute time, as stated in the postulate of consciousness as a universal clock.
Temporal Consciousness and Self-Awareness
Time awareness is an integral part of self-awareness, distinguishing humans from other creatures and enabling existential reflection. Disturbances in the perception of time, for example in neuropsychiatric disorders, can lead to temporal fragmentation that is in line with the crisis of meaning in the fourth postulate.
Neuroplasticity and Integration Potential
The brain's ability to adapt and reorganize networks (neuroplasticity) paves the way for multidimensional integration---physics, poetry, spirituality, and social responsibility---in an effort to restore resonance with absolute time, as formulated in the fifth postulate.
Neurocognitive Conclusions
Neurocognitive research confirms that the experience of time is an adaptive process that depends on consciousness. This strengthens the resonance theory that posits adaptive consciousness as an essential link between relative and absolute time.
Summary
The interaction between cosmology and neurocognition opens up critical insights into the nature of time that cannot be fully understood from either discipline alone. Cosmology provides the physical and ontological framework, while neurocognition reveals the subjective mechanisms that enable the experience of time. This resonance theory of absolute time attempts to bridge the two by affirming the existence of absolute time as an ontological entity, while the experience of relative time is the result of adaptive and multidimensional projections of consciousness.
5. Empirical Evidence from Neuroscience, Ecology, and Quantum Physics
