[AndrewC]

And it appears that the first pattern that neurons are fired in, at that subconscious level, is the pattern that all subsequent neurons "run with".

How could it be otherwise? First comes first and the brain is organized volume-wise.

[Nebullis]

How could it be otherwise?

Well, if the problem presents itself such that one set of neurons, in one part of the brain is preferentially fired over another set, different solutions will result.