What might serve as a "reference beam" in the holographic model of the brain? new experiences consciousness intentionality past experiences

The answer is **past experiences**.The holographic model of the brain proposes that memories are not stored in specific locations but are distributed throughout the brain like a hologram. A hologram is created by interfering two beams of light: a reference beam and an object beam. The interference pattern created by these two beams encodes the information about the object. When the reference beam is shone back through the interference pattern, the object is reconstructed.In the holographic brain model, **past experiences** serve as the reference beam. New experiences are analogous to the object beam. The interaction between new experiences and past experiences creates an interference pattern that encodes the new memory. When a similar experience occurs in the future (acting as a reference beam similar to the original past experience), the original memory is reconstructed.