Is There a Key Component of Consciousness?

There's an intraverted and extraverted polarity to each of the cognitive functions. Some people theorize hat that noise is actually a key component of consciousness or acognition. When older people start to get oldern and they lose their ability to have their body in balance, so they o ther more wobbly. And maybe there needs to be more work along those lines. Have you run into rupert sheldrake? Yes, i have.