Gene,
Great to read an essay actually based on evidence and analysing real interactions. I was starting to think I was alone! QM has abandoned any such 'messy' dealings, and the other pair in the triumvirate; particle physics and quantum optics, leave a theoretical vacuum at the centre only work such as yours can let us address.
I was also stunned to find; "it is thought that the brain operates on Bayesian probabilities" (Brockman) which incorporates two ("radical" I thought!) main spars in the ontological construction I build in my own essay. I also particularly agree the importance of;
"The other hues are comprised of combinations of these colors without full spectrums and it clear that the brain is adept at creating meanings from these curves."..."Partially processed signals from the retina go into the brain where a great deal of processing takes place...the nerves convey ions and it is clear from the connections that signals are added and subtracted."
Also; "the signals to be processed are probabilities.", ..."...ions leave the eye and are transported along the axion taking the value of the normalized wavelength (probability) and its intensity to the brain." ..."The brains task is to assign meanings to new data signals based on stored information... p(H) (the prior belief and expected signal value)..." etc.
I suggest there is a critical relation the brain gets wrong! confusing time and speed in the approach medium with speed in the axion, including by not consistently using lambda instead of 'frequency'. My last years essay also addressed the point. I do hope you'll read and comment on this years.
As for yours, thank you, and brilliantly well done. Top marks due and well earned.
Best wishes
Peter