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The question of whether these autonomous entities are real or not has often been subject of discussion.

Assuming that our consciousness is formed by a complex and specific arrangement of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neural_network neural networks], they can be said to be a consequence of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence emergent properties] of our brain. These perceived entities could be generated by transient changes in brain connectivity induced by certain substances. For example, an increase in functional connectivity between or inside certain areas of the brain could cause a higher likelihood of the formation of various separated complex structures, which in some cases could be complex enough to be perceived as self-conscious or even have (or give the illusion to have) a higher intelligence than the perceiver.

Assuming that our consciousness is formed by a complex and specific arrangement of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neural_network neural networks], they can be said to be a consequence of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence emergent properties] of our brain. These perceived entities could be generated by transient changes in brain connectivity induced by certain substances.

For example, an increase in functional connectivity between or inside certain areas of the brain could cause a higher likelihood of the formation of various separated complex structures, which in some cases could be complex enough to be perceived as self-conscious or even have (or give the illusion to have) a higher intelligence than the perceiver.

This would mean that these entities, even though most of the times perceived as separated from our Self, are complex structures emerged by changes in our neural pathways. In a certain way they would be as real as we define ourselves to be (as a "conscious" being), because both our consciousness and the entities are formed by specific complex structures inside the brain. The same argument could be used in many other cases with other kinds of hallucinations and could even lead to the questioning of the definition of reality itself.

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 The question of whether these autonomous entities are real or not has often been subject of discussion.
-Assuming that our consciousness is formed by a complex and specific arrangement of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neural_network neural networks], they can be said to be a consequence of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence emergent properties] of our brain. These perceived entities could be generated by transient changes in brain connectivity induced by certain substances. For example, an increase in functional connectivity between or inside certain areas of the brain could cause a higher likelihood of the formation of various separated complex structures, which in some cases could be complex enough to be perceived as self-conscious or even have (or give the illusion to have) a higher intelligence than the perceiver.
+Assuming that our consciousness is formed by a complex and specific arrangement of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neural_network neural networks], they can be said to be a consequence of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence emergent properties] of our brain. These perceived entities could be generated by transient changes in brain connectivity induced by certain substances.
+For example, an increase in functional connectivity between or inside certain areas of the brain could cause a higher likelihood of the formation of various separated complex structures, which in some cases could be complex enough to be perceived as self-conscious or even have (or give the illusion to have) a higher intelligence than the perceiver.
 This would mean that these entities, even though most of the times perceived as separated from our Self, are complex structures emerged by changes in our neural pathways. In a certain way they would be as real as we define ourselves to be (as a "conscious" being), because both our consciousness and the entities are formed by specific complex structures inside the brain. The same argument could be used in many other cases with other kinds of hallucinations and could even lead to the questioning of the definition of reality itself.