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by kortex 1724 days ago
Essentially, yes (we theorize).

> It turns out that hallucinations comprising spirals, circles, and rays that emanate from the centre correspond to stripes of neural activity in V1 that are inclined at given angles. Lattices like honeycombs or chequer-boards correspond to hexagonal activity patterns in V1.

https://plus.maths.org/content/uncoiling-spiral-maths-and-ha...