A series of inscribed clay tablets discovered in the Narmada Valley, dating to the 6th-century BCE, have been deciphered to reveal a lost treatise on 'Chaitanya-Gati' or the 'Movement of Consciousness.' The text explores the velocity of thought and the mechanics by which awareness transitions from one object to another during perception.
The tablets suggest that consciousness flows in 'ripples' rather than a steady stream, a concept that mirrors modern quantum theories of time and awareness. This discovery places the roots of Vedic cognitive science much earlier than previously thought, highlighting a sophisticated pre-Socratic interest in the inner workings of the human mind.