The greatest truth in the universe is connectivity. Sciences in the universe are not independent of each other; every branch of science is interconnected. So much so that our body itself operates on a multidisciplinary principle. The nervous system, heart, stomach, intestines are not autonomous organs. If our body is a state, our brain is a government. Science presents us with the proofs of this. This truth has also made a multidisciplinary perspective essential. Scientific disciplines must look at events multidisciplinary; otherwise, they will only see an incomplete side of the truth. Working multidisciplinary in science is the greatest necessity for those who desire to find the truth. This can only be achieved through teamwork. Therefore, multidisciplinary studies in science mean the future of science…
The ‘Coffee Effect’ in Science
A serious paradigm shift is taking place in science. Previously, science was autonomous within itself, but in the 21st century, the universality of knowledge emerged. Subsequently, it was concluded that everything in the universe is interconnected. Quantum physics ignited the first spark of the multidisciplinary approach. After quantum physics, the concept of the butterfly effect emerged. After the concept of the butterfly effect emerged, we were able to say that an unexpected, small thing could bring about very large, unexpected changes. Chaos theory was put forward in the 1960s by mathematician and meteorologist Edward Lorenz. Edward Lorenz was making weather predictions from a computer. As a result of forgetting to save the changes he made, he continued from where he left off instead of making the changes from scratch. As he continued from where he left off, many more probability calculations revealed unforeseen and unimaginable possibilities. As a result, it became more predictable. Since all of this happened while he was going to drink coffee, it is called the 'coffee effect'. Later, physicists took this up, and because this situation best describes weather changes, it is called the 'butterfly effect'. The conclusion drawn from this is that what we call chaos theory is actually a part of every perfection. Therefore, sciences in the universe are not independent of each other; every branch of science is interconnected. This thesis is thus strengthened.
Our Body Also Works on a Multidisciplinary Principle…
Every science in the universe is revealed to be interconnected, followed by the emergence of multidisciplinary meetings and those working in health sciences. A revolution in physiology occurred, especially with the 'Fight or Flight' response studied by Hans Selye in the 1960s. The phenomenon called stress has physical counterparts. When a person says 'fight', the brain releases acidic chemicals related to battle, stress hormones, and accordingly, vascular resistance increases, and blood, shoulder, neck, waist, back muscles contract. Stomach and intestinal spasms occur, and the immune system is suppressed. Thus, the body prepares itself for battle. If it says 'flight', blood pressure drops, and the person faints. When this experiment was conducted on mice, similar results were observed in humans. Upon this, we see that an organ does not work independently. The nervous system, heart, stomach, intestines are not autonomous/independent organs. If our body is a state, our brain is a government. If our brain says there is stress, flee, then all organs speed up or slow down accordingly. Upon this, it becomes clear that organs are interconnected. In other words, our body also works on a multidisciplinary principle…
We have been Continuing Multidisciplinary Scientific Training Meetings for 23 Years…
Another thesis is the Somatic Marker hypothesis developed by Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio. The Somatic Marker hypothesis states that every organ has a biochemical counterpart in our brain. Upon this, if there is multidisciplinary work in our body, then it is said that multidisciplinary work must be done in these specialized fields. Consequently, disciplines that were increasingly divided and independent are coming together again and starting to work. In medicine, congresses and meetings have now started to be conducted multidisciplinary. We tried to do this in our field at the end of the 1990s. As both Üsküdar Üniversitesi and NPİSTANBUL Hastanesi, we have been continuing our Multidisciplinary Scientific Training meetings every Wednesday without interruption since 1999. Our multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary meetings, which have continued for 23 years, are growing every day. Scientists from different disciplines make new presentations and contribute greatly to us. These meetings are also broadcast live simultaneously on our hospital's official YouTube account.
Many new treatment methods emerged in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary fields of study, and neurotechnology was influenced. In a field referred to as Responsive Medicine, it started a brain initiative in 2013. In 2018, he expanded this, and genetic sciences emerged. With the emergence of genetic sciences, epigenetics came to light. Epigenetics, on the other hand, is the body's conversation with the environment and the environment's conversation with the brain.
The digital revolution occurred in the 20th century. When the digital revolution happened, it was understood that everything is digital. We are in a digital universe. We live in a simulation. What we call the universe is actually a vast world, what we call the metaverse, a simulation within the universe. It lasts for a certain lifespan, produces, creates, and we go. We come from one black hole, we go to another black hole. Currently, this topic is a subject of scientific debate.
One of the latest pieces of evidence regarding connectivity comes from research on the question 'How does the brain make decisions?' It was understood that the human brain makes decisions in the following way. Electronic signal recordings of the brain are taken. The person is told to press the white button if they agree, and the red button if they disagree. The white button means 'yes', and the red button means 'no'. When the person presses the white button, the brain produces a P300 wave after 300 milliseconds. If the subject is negative, an N50 wave is produced after 50 milliseconds. In this context, the brain produces the negative wave 6 times earlier than the positive wave because the brain operates with a fight response.
Upon this, as the brain makes this decision, a P300 wave appears after a person decides to do something. This means that; actually, the decision-making organ is not the brain. There is a consciousness above our brain. New consciousness studies suggest we have a holographic, three-dimensional, and digital brain. We call this digital brain consciousness. This digital brain exists above our current neurobiological brain and controls it. According to quantum physics, there is a higher quantum brain above our brain for a different consciousness to form. This also provides us with another proof of connectivity.
For instance, if there are strong emotions between a mother and child, the emotional mirror neurons in her brain are activated. Brains communicate between nerves, beyond our conscious speech, via mirror neurons like a wireless internet. We are in an electromagnetic universe, and electromagnetic energy is also managed by digital systems. Digital systems mean connectivity.
If the Goal is to Find the Truth, Multidisciplinary Work in Science is the Greatest Necessity…
The greatest truth in the universe is connectivity. This truth has made a multidisciplinary perspective essential. Scientific disciplines must look at events multidisciplinary; otherwise, they will only see an incomplete side of the truth. We can explain this situation with Rumi's famous example of the blind men describing an elephant. In the example of the blind men describing an elephant; some touch the elephant's leg, some its trunk, and some climb onto it. When asked to describe their inferences about the elephant, some describe a long stick, some a pillar, and some the appearance of a leaf. Everyone describes what they touched regarding the elephant. In this context, we have been looking at the universe like this example until now. Therefore, working multidisciplinary in science is the greatest necessity for those who desire to find the truth. This is achieved through teamwork.
Neuroscientists, healthcare professionals, users of digital neurotechnology, computer engineers, and geneticists have tried to produce publications through multidisciplinary studies. The embodiment of this multidisciplinary work is the 'Blue Brain' project carried out in Switzerland. It led to the birth of the metaverse at Davos in 2018. In that project, neural networks, neurogenetics, and engineering fields came together to create a digitized version of the brain with the Blue Brain project. If you want to make progress in science, you must step out of your laboratories and work by connecting with other laboratories. Multidisciplinary studies, generated collaboratively by various countries and disciplines, contribute more to science through journals and project publications. For this reason, multidisciplinary studies in science mean the future of science.