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[[Home]] -> [[BrainPictures]]
 
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= Biological Overview =
 
= Biological Overview =
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== Links to Common Terms ==
 
== Links to Common Terms ==
  
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* head
 
* head
* sensors
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** sensors
* sensor data tract
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** sensor data tract
* sensor control tract
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** sensor control tract
* brain
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** brain
 
* body (spinal cord)
 
* body (spinal cord)
* effectors
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** effectors
* body feeling components
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** body feeling components
* body feeling data tract
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** body feeling data tract
* body feeling modulation tract
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** body feeling modulation tract
* effectors control tract
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** effectors control tract
* effectors feedback tract
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** effectors feedback tract
* effectors feeling tract
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** effectors feeling tract
  
 
= Biological Model =
 
= Biological Model =
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== Biological Module View ==
 
== Biological Module View ==
  
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Modules are defined as follows:
 
Modules are defined as follows:
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<tr>
 
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<td>
 
<td>
*Head Sensors Area (HSA)*
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'''Head Sensors Area (HSA)'''
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
* *Owned Functions*
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* '''Owned Functions'''
* capture events from external world
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** capture events from external world
* capture static data from external world
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** capture static data from external world
* expressing sensing behaviour
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** expressing sensing behaviour
* *Involved in Functions*
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* '''Involved in Functions'''
* perceptions of various modalities
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** perceptions of various modalities
* pay attention to selected area / overt attention
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** pay attention to selected area / overt attention
* tracking objects / covert attention
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** tracking objects / covert attention
* saccadic perception / covert attention
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** saccadic perception / covert attention
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
* *Inbound*
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* '''Inbound'''
* (External World) -> sensor data
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** (External World) -> sensor data
* PCA -> BSA -> low-level sensory control in perception
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** PCA -> BSA -> low-level sensory control in perception
* ACA -> BSA -> attention area selection
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** ACA -> BSA -> attention area selection
* *Outbound*
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* '''Outbound'''
* sensory data -> BSA
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** sensory data -> BSA
* perception control feedback -> THA -> PCA
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** perception control feedback -> THA -> PCA
* attention sensor control feedback -> THA -> ACA
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** attention sensor control feedback -> THA -> ACA
* sensory state expression -> (External World)
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** sensory state expression -> (External World)
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
</tr>
 
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<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>
 
<td>
*Thalamus Area (THA)*
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'''Thalamus Area (THA)'''
 
* diencephalon
 
* diencephalon
* thalamus
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** thalamus
* hypothalamus
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** hypothalamus
 
* limbic system
 
* limbic system
* septal nuclei
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** septal nuclei
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
* *Owned Functions*
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* '''Owned Functions'''
* visceral control center of the body
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** visceral control center of the body
* relaying sensation, spatial sense and motor signals to the cerebral cortex
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** relaying sensation, spatial sense and motor signals to the cerebral cortex
* regulation of consciousness, sleep and alertness
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** regulation of consciousness, sleep and alertness
* control memory, attention and alertness  
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** control memory, attention and alertness  
* controller of theta rhythm
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** controller of theta rhythm
* *Involved in Functions*
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* '''Involved in Functions'''
* effector control system
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** effector control system
* perceptions of various modalities
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** perceptions of various modalities
* cortical regulation of the thalamic activity
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** cortical regulation of the thalamic activity
* modulatory, life support and the sleep/wake cycle
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** modulatory, life support and the sleep/wake cycle
* attention, planning, organization
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** attention, planning, organization
* abstract thinking, multi-tasking and active memory
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** abstract thinking, multi-tasking and active memory
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
* *Relay*
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* '''Relay'''
* BSA -> sensor data -> PCA
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** BSA -> sensor data -> PCA
* BSA -> sensor data (lateral posterior nucleus, pulvinar) -> HCA
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** BSA -> sensor data (lateral posterior nucleus, pulvinar) -> HCA
* BSA -> perception (intralaminar) -> BGA
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** BSA -> perception (intralaminar) -> BGA
* BSA -> cerebellum effector control feedback -> ACA
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** BSA -> cerebellum effector control feedback -> ACA
* BSA -> body sensations -> ACA
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** BSA -> body sensations -> ACA
* BSA -> pain -> PCA
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** BSA -> pain -> PCA
* HCA -> alerts, (anterior/medial nuclei) -> ACA
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** HCA -> alerts, (anterior/medial nuclei) -> ACA
* BGA -> sensory data (ventral posterolateral/posteromedial nucleus) -> ACA
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** BGA -> sensory data (ventral posterolateral/posteromedial nucleus) -> ACA
* BGA -> striatum effector control feedback -> ACA
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** BGA -> striatum effector control feedback -> ACA
* *Reciprocal*
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* '''Reciprocal'''
* PCA -> (medial nuclei) -> PCA
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** PCA -> (medial nuclei) -> PCA
* HCA -> (anterior nuclei) -> HCA
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** HCA -> (anterior nuclei) -> HCA
* ACA -> (medial nuclei) -> ACA
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** ACA -> (medial nuclei) -> ACA
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
</tr>
 
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<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>
 
<td>
*Anterior Cortex Area (ACA)*
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'''Anterior Cortex Area (ACA)'''
 
* frontal lobe
 
* frontal lobe
 
* parietal lobe
 
* parietal lobe
* primary somatosensory cortex
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** primary somatosensory cortex
 
* limbic system
 
* limbic system
* cingulate cortex
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** cingulate cortex
  * anterior cingulate cortex
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*** anterior cingulate cortex
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
* *Owned Functions*
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* '''Owned Functions'''
* self-consciousness / personality / identity
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** self-consciousness / personality / identity
* top-level complex planning / imagination
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** top-level complex planning / imagination
* inhibition control
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** inhibition control
* model of good ideal behaviour / morality
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** model of good ideal behaviour / morality
* top-level patterned effector actions
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** top-level patterned effector actions
* cortex individual effector actions and sensor control
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** cortex individual effector actions and sensor control
* top-level error and conflict detection
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** top-level error and conflict detection
* guide task selection
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** guide task selection
* monitor progress
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** monitor progress
* basic sensations of the body
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** basic sensations of the body
* working memory
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** working memory
* *Involved in Functions*
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* '''Involved in Functions'''
* sensory integration
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** sensory integration
* representing the affective value of reinforcers
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** representing the affective value of reinforcers
* decision-making   
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** decision-making   
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
* *Inbound*
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* '''Inbound'''
* BGA -> THA -> sensory data
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** BGA -> THA -> sensory data
* PCA -> perception data
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** PCA -> perception data
* HCA -> past experience
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** HCA -> past experience
* HCA -> reward signals (orbitomedial PFC)
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** HCA -> reward signals (orbitomedial PFC)
* BSA -> THA -> body senses
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** BSA -> THA -> body senses
* THA -> bioregulatory responses
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** THA -> bioregulatory responses
* *Outbound*
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* '''Outbound'''
* current converged sensory input (pcf) -> HCA
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** current converged sensory input (pcf) -> HCA
* motor/behavioral commands -> PCA
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** motor/behavioral commands -> PCA
* reward, feedback to bias flow along expectation -> PCA
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** reward, feedback to bias flow along expectation -> PCA
* motor control -> BSA
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** motor control -> BSA
* anti-inhibitory emotional context -> BGA
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** anti-inhibitory emotional context -> BGA
* inhibitory emotional context -> BGA
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** inhibitory emotional context -> BGA
* guidance of movement -> BGA
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** guidance of movement -> BGA
* (premotor) -> THA
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** (premotor) -> THA
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
</tr>
 
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<tr>
 
<td>
 
<td>
*Posterior Cortex Area (PCA)*
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'''Posterior Cortex Area (PCA)'''
 
* occipital lobe
 
* occipital lobe
 
* parietal lobe
 
* parietal lobe
* superior parietal lobule
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** superior parietal lobule
* inferior parietal lobule
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** inferior parietal lobule
* intraparietal sulcus
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** intraparietal sulcus
* general interpretation area
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** general interpretation area
 
* limbic system
 
* limbic system
* cingulate cortex
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** cingulate cortex
  * posterior cingulate cortex
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*** posterior cingulate cortex
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
* *Owned Functions*
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* '''Owned Functions'''
* body sensations relationships / body image
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** body sensations relationships / body image
* opinions
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** opinions
* simple specific sensor spatial primitives
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** simple specific sensor spatial primitives
* intermediate specific sensor spatial and temporal patterns
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** intermediate specific sensor spatial and temporal patterns
* object representation from specific sensor
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** object representation from specific sensor
* episodic memory, emotion, navigation, resting
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** episodic memory, emotion, navigation, resting
* *Involved in Functions*
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* '''Involved in Functions'''
* semantics
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** semantics
* reading both in regards to meaning and phonology
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** reading both in regards to meaning and phonology
* guidance of limb and eye movement
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** guidance of limb and eye movement
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
* *Inbound*
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* '''Inbound'''
* HSA -> BSA -> THA -> sensory data
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** HSA -> BSA -> THA -> sensory data
* HSA -> BSA -> THA -> sensory perception control feedback
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** HSA -> BSA -> THA -> sensory perception control feedback
* HCA -> THA -> long-term memory sequences
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** HCA -> THA -> long-term memory sequences
* BSA -> THA -> pain
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** BSA -> THA -> pain
* ACA -> reward, feedback to bias flow along expectation
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** ACA -> reward, feedback to bias flow along expectation
* *Outbound*
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* '''Outbound'''
* sensory data -> HCA
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** sensory data -> HCA
* associations -> THA -> ACA
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** associations -> THA -> ACA
* guide saccadic perception -> BSA -> HSA
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** guide saccadic perception -> BSA -> HSA
* feelings -> ACA
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** feelings -> ACA
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
</tr>
 
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<tr>
 
<td>
 
<td>
*Hippocampus Area (HCA)*
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'''Hippocampus Area (HCA)'''
 
* temporal lobe
 
* temporal lobe
 
* limbic system
 
* limbic system
* hippocampus
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** hippocampus
* fornix
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** fornix
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
* *Owned Functions*
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* '''Owned Functions'''
* specific sensor perception and memory
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** specific sensor perception and memory
* working memory
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** working memory
* autobiographical/declarative/episodic memories
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** autobiographical/declarative/episodic memories
* formation and storing spatial declarative memory
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** formation and storing spatial declarative memory
* encoding and recognition of scenes, spatial relations
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** encoding and recognition of scenes, spatial relations
* detection of novel events, places and stimuli, spatial coding
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** detection of novel events, places and stimuli, spatial coding
* distinguishing multiple instances of similar events, multiple visits to the same location
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** distinguishing multiple instances of similar events, multiple visits to the same location
* emotional and affective state
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** emotional and affective state
* distinguishing stress and depression
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** distinguishing stress and depression
* assigning stimuli to categorical classes
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** assigning stimuli to categorical classes
* habits, visceral sensations
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** habits, visceral sensations
* *Involved in Functions*
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* '''Involved in Functions'''
* memory consolidation
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** memory consolidation
* memory optimization in sleep
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** memory optimization in sleep
* recognition and identification of environmental stimuli
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** recognition and identification of environmental stimuli
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
* *Inbound*
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* '''Inbound'''
* PCA -> primary and secondary sensory perception
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** PCA -> primary and secondary sensory perception
* PCA -> polymodal/associative sensory perception
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** PCA -> polymodal/associative sensory perception
* ACA -> converged sensory input
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** ACA -> converged sensory input
* BSA -> sensory input (hierarchical sensory pathway)
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** BSA -> sensory input (hierarchical sensory pathway)
* THA -> emotional stimulus
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** THA -> emotional stimulus
* THA -> modulatory inputs
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** THA -> modulatory inputs
* THA (septum) -> (fornix) -> initiation of hippocampal thata-rithm
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** THA (septum) -> (fornix) -> initiation of hippocampal thata-rithm
* *Outbound*
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* '''Outbound'''
* sensory association -> BGA
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** sensory association -> BGA
* reward signals -> ACA
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** reward signals -> ACA
* past experience -> ACA
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** past experience -> ACA
* mismatch signal (to raise ACh in HC to facilitate encoding) -> THA (septum)
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** mismatch signal (to raise ACh in HC to facilitate encoding) -> THA (septum)
* match signal (to attenuate ACh in HC to facilitate retrieval) -> THA (septum)
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** match signal (to attenuate ACh in HC to facilitate retrieval) -> THA (septum)
 
</td>
 
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</tr>
 
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<tr>
 
<td>
 
<td>
*Basal Ganglia Area (BGA)*
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'''Basal Ganglia Area (BGA)'''
 
* limbic system
 
* limbic system
* basal ganglia
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** basal ganglia
* amygdala
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** amygdala
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
* *Owned Functions*
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* '''Owned Functions'''
* starting, stopping and monitoring movement
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** starting, stopping and monitoring movement
* inhibit unnecessary movement
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** inhibit unnecessary movement
* planning and modulation of actions, regulate actions
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** planning and modulation of actions, regulate actions
* reward, pleasure, addiction, fear
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** reward, pleasure, addiction, fear
* reward and incentive motivation
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** reward and incentive motivation
* acquisition and maintenance of a new strategy
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** acquisition and maintenance of a new strategy
* mediate learning about irrelevant stimuli
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** mediate learning about irrelevant stimuli
* action selection
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** action selection
* block slow thinking
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** block slow thinking
* quick threat assessment
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** quick threat assessment
* signalling cortex of motivationally significant stimuli
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** signalling cortex of motivationally significant stimuli
* *Involved in Functions*
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* '''Involved in Functions'''
* learning and memory system
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** learning and memory system
* influence various types of learning
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** influence various types of learning
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
* *Inbound*
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* '''Inbound'''
* ACA -> anti-inhibitory emotional context
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** ACA -> anti-inhibitory emotional context
* ACA -> inhibitory emotional context
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** ACA -> inhibitory emotional context
* HCA -> sensory association
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** HCA -> sensory association
* *Outbound*
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* '''Outbound'''
* regulation -> ACA
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** regulation -> ACA
* cognition -> ACA
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** cognition -> ACA
* instant actions -> BSA
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** instant actions -> BSA
* sensory data (auditory, dorsal auditory pathway) -> PCA
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** sensory data (auditory, dorsal auditory pathway) -> PCA
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
</tr>
 
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<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>
 
<td>
*Brain Stem Area (BSA)*
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'''Brain Stem Area (BSA)'''
 
* brain stem
 
* brain stem
 
* cerebellum
 
* cerebellum
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
* *Owned Functions*
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* '''Owned Functions'''
* autonomic behavior, autonomic, involuntary functions
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** autonomic behavior, autonomic, involuntary functions
* integrate sensors and effectors for precise timing of actions
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** integrate sensors and effectors for precise timing of actions
* maintain wakefulness and attention
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** maintain wakefulness and attention
* modulation of outbound effectors information
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** modulation of outbound effectors information
* preliminary specific sensor processing
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** preliminary specific sensor processing
* complex actions, sequential thinking
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** complex actions, sequential thinking
* attention, coordination, precision, and accurate timing
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** attention, coordination, precision, and accurate timing
* inhibits neuronal maturation
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** inhibits neuronal maturation
* *Involved in Functions*
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* '''Involved in Functions'''
* control of specific sensor
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** control of specific sensor
* many unconscious homeostatic and reflexive pathways
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** many unconscious homeostatic and reflexive pathways
* sensor control, effector planning
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** sensor control, effector planning
* reward seeking, learning, and addiction
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** reward seeking, learning, and addiction
* sleep, equilibrium, sensor control, expressing emotions
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** sleep, equilibrium, sensor control, expressing emotions
* control actions power and coordination of multiple actions
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** control actions power and coordination of multiple actions
* control cerebellum/basal ganglia/neocortex effector actions
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** control cerebellum/basal ganglia/neocortex effector actions
* planning actions
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** planning actions
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
* *Inbound*
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* '''Inbound'''
* TBD
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** TBD
* *Outbound*
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* '''Outbound'''
* TBD
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** TBD
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
</tr>
 
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<tr>
 
<tr>
 
<td>
 
<td>
*Spinal Cord Area (SCA)* (Body)
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'''Spinal Cord Area (SCA)''' (Body)
 
* spinal cord
 
* spinal cord
 
* (peripheral nervous system)
 
* (peripheral nervous system)
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
* *Owned Functions*
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* '''Owned Functions'''
* body feeling
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** body feeling
* affect general body state
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** affect general body state
* generating proprioceptive information
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** generating proprioceptive information
* conveys inconscient proprioceptive information
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** conveys inconscient proprioceptive information
* *Involved in Functions*
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* '''Involved in Functions'''
* activate effectors
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** activate effectors
* distal effector actions
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** distal effector actions
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
<td>
 
<td>
* *Inbound*
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* '''Inbound'''
* TBD
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** TBD
* *Outbound*
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* '''Outbound'''
* TBD
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** TBD
 
</td>
 
</td>
 
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== Biological Paths ==
 
== Biological Paths ==
  
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcuate_fasciculus|neural pathway connecting the posterior part of the temporoparietal junction with the frontal cortex]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcuate_fasciculus neural pathway connecting the posterior part of the temporoparietal junction with the frontal cortex]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsal_column-medial_lemniscus_pathway|sensory pathway transmitting fine touch, vibration and conscious proprioceptive information from the body to the cerebral cortex]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsal_column-medial_lemniscus_pathway sensory pathway transmitting fine touch, vibration and conscious proprioceptive information from the body to the cerebral cortex]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventral_spinothalamic_tract|sensory pathway originating in the spinal cord and transmitting pain, temperature, itch and crude touch to the thalamus]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventral_spinothalamic_tract sensory pathway originating in the spinal cord and transmitting pain, temperature, itch and crude touch to the thalamus]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_corticospinal_tract|pathway arising from motor area of the cerebral cortex and controlling movement of ipsilateral limbs]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_corticospinal_tract pathway arising from motor area of the cerebral cortex and controlling movement of ipsilateral limbs]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_corticospinal_tract|pathway, conducting voluntary motor impulses from primary motor cortex to the motor centers of the cord]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_corticospinal_tract pathway, conducting voluntary motor impulses from primary motor cortex to the motor centers of the cord]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corticobulbar_tract|pathway connecting the cerebral cortex to the medulla in brainstem, controlling muscles of the face, head and neck]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corticobulbar_tract pathway connecting the cerebral cortex to the medulla in brainstem, controlling muscles of the face, head and neck]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_callosum|pathway connecting the left and right cerebral hemispheres and facilitating interhemispheric communication]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_callosum pathway connecting the left and right cerebral hemispheres and facilitating interhemispheric communication]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesocortical_pathway|pathway connecting ventral tegmentum to frontal cerebral cortex, involved in motivation and emotional response]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesocortical_pathway pathway connecting ventral tegmentum to frontal cerebral cortex, involved in motivation and emotional response]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesolimbic_pathway|pathway begins in midbrain and connects to striatum, amygdala, hippocampus, medial prefrontal cortex]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesolimbic_pathway pathway begins in midbrain and connects to striatum, amygdala, hippocampus, medial prefrontal cortex]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigrostriatal_pathway|pathway connecting substantia nigra with striatum, involved in production of movement]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigrostriatal_pathway pathway connecting substantia nigra with striatum, involved in production of movement]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberoinfundibular_pathway|intra-hypothalamus pathway, involved in regulation of lactation, menstrual cycle, vision, blood flow and sexual functions]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuberoinfundibular_pathway intra-hypothalamus pathway, involved in regulation of lactation, menstrual cycle, vision, blood flow and sexual functions]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventral_stream|ventral stream travels to the temporal lobe and is involved with object identification]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventral_stream ventral stream travels to the temporal lobe and is involved with object identification]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventral_stream|dorsal stream stretches from the primary visual cortex (V1) in the occipital lobe forward into the parietal lobe]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventral_stream dorsal stream stretches from the primary visual cortex (V1) in the occipital lobe forward into the parietal lobe]
* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papez_circuit|Papez circuit, one of major pathways of limbic system and is involved in cortical control of emotion]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papez_circuit Papez circuit, one of major pathways of limbic system and is involved in cortical control of emotion]
  
  
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Operating of the mind as a whole. Mind parts.
 
Operating of the mind as a whole. Mind parts.
  
* [[http://www.humanneurophysiology.com/imageshypothalami/fig-12.gif|From Cortex to Old Brain]]
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* [http://www.humanneurophysiology.com/imageshypothalami/fig-12.gif From Cortex to Old Brain]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:54, 28 November 2018

Neocortex Research

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Biological Overview

Biological Hierarchy

Links to Common Terms

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  • head
    • sensors
    • sensor data tract
    • sensor control tract
    • brain
  • body (spinal cord)
    • effectors
    • body feeling components
    • body feeling data tract
    • body feeling modulation tract
    • effectors control tract
    • effectors feedback tract
    • effectors feeling tract

Biological Model

Biological Module View

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Modules are defined as follows:

Module and allocated areas Functions Flows

Head Sensors Area (HSA)

  • Owned Functions
    • capture events from external world
    • capture static data from external world
    • expressing sensing behaviour
  • Involved in Functions
    • perceptions of various modalities
    • pay attention to selected area / overt attention
    • tracking objects / covert attention
    • saccadic perception / covert attention
  • Inbound
    • (External World) -> sensor data
    • PCA -> BSA -> low-level sensory control in perception
    • ACA -> BSA -> attention area selection
  • Outbound
    • sensory data -> BSA
    • perception control feedback -> THA -> PCA
    • attention sensor control feedback -> THA -> ACA
    • sensory state expression -> (External World)

Thalamus Area (THA)

  • diencephalon
    • thalamus
    • hypothalamus
  • limbic system
    • septal nuclei
  • Owned Functions
    • visceral control center of the body
    • relaying sensation, spatial sense and motor signals to the cerebral cortex
    • regulation of consciousness, sleep and alertness
    • control memory, attention and alertness
    • controller of theta rhythm
  • Involved in Functions
    • effector control system
    • perceptions of various modalities
    • cortical regulation of the thalamic activity
    • modulatory, life support and the sleep/wake cycle
    • attention, planning, organization
    • abstract thinking, multi-tasking and active memory
  • Relay
    • BSA -> sensor data -> PCA
    • BSA -> sensor data (lateral posterior nucleus, pulvinar) -> HCA
    • BSA -> perception (intralaminar) -> BGA
    • BSA -> cerebellum effector control feedback -> ACA
    • BSA -> body sensations -> ACA
    • BSA -> pain -> PCA
    • HCA -> alerts, (anterior/medial nuclei) -> ACA
    • BGA -> sensory data (ventral posterolateral/posteromedial nucleus) -> ACA
    • BGA -> striatum effector control feedback -> ACA
  • Reciprocal
    • PCA -> (medial nuclei) -> PCA
    • HCA -> (anterior nuclei) -> HCA
    • ACA -> (medial nuclei) -> ACA

Anterior Cortex Area (ACA)

  • frontal lobe
  • parietal lobe
    • primary somatosensory cortex
  • limbic system
    • cingulate cortex
      • anterior cingulate cortex
  • Owned Functions
    • self-consciousness / personality / identity
    • top-level complex planning / imagination
    • inhibition control
    • model of good ideal behaviour / morality
    • top-level patterned effector actions
    • cortex individual effector actions and sensor control
    • top-level error and conflict detection
    • guide task selection
    • monitor progress
    • basic sensations of the body
    • working memory
  • Involved in Functions
    • sensory integration
    • representing the affective value of reinforcers
    • decision-making
  • Inbound
    • BGA -> THA -> sensory data
    • PCA -> perception data
    • HCA -> past experience
    • HCA -> reward signals (orbitomedial PFC)
    • BSA -> THA -> body senses
    • THA -> bioregulatory responses
  • Outbound
    • current converged sensory input (pcf) -> HCA
    • motor/behavioral commands -> PCA
    • reward, feedback to bias flow along expectation -> PCA
    • motor control -> BSA
    • anti-inhibitory emotional context -> BGA
    • inhibitory emotional context -> BGA
    • guidance of movement -> BGA
    • (premotor) -> THA

Posterior Cortex Area (PCA)

  • occipital lobe
  • parietal lobe
    • superior parietal lobule
    • inferior parietal lobule
    • intraparietal sulcus
    • general interpretation area
  • limbic system
    • cingulate cortex
      • posterior cingulate cortex
  • Owned Functions
    • body sensations relationships / body image
    • opinions
    • simple specific sensor spatial primitives
    • intermediate specific sensor spatial and temporal patterns
    • object representation from specific sensor
    • episodic memory, emotion, navigation, resting
  • Involved in Functions
    • semantics
    • reading both in regards to meaning and phonology
    • guidance of limb and eye movement
  • Inbound
    • HSA -> BSA -> THA -> sensory data
    • HSA -> BSA -> THA -> sensory perception control feedback
    • HCA -> THA -> long-term memory sequences
    • BSA -> THA -> pain
    • ACA -> reward, feedback to bias flow along expectation
  • Outbound
    • sensory data -> HCA
    • associations -> THA -> ACA
    • guide saccadic perception -> BSA -> HSA
    • feelings -> ACA

Hippocampus Area (HCA)

  • temporal lobe
  • limbic system
    • hippocampus
    • fornix
  • Owned Functions
    • specific sensor perception and memory
    • working memory
    • autobiographical/declarative/episodic memories
    • formation and storing spatial declarative memory
    • encoding and recognition of scenes, spatial relations
    • detection of novel events, places and stimuli, spatial coding
    • distinguishing multiple instances of similar events, multiple visits to the same location
    • emotional and affective state
    • distinguishing stress and depression
    • assigning stimuli to categorical classes
    • habits, visceral sensations
  • Involved in Functions
    • memory consolidation
    • memory optimization in sleep
    • recognition and identification of environmental stimuli
  • Inbound
    • PCA -> primary and secondary sensory perception
    • PCA -> polymodal/associative sensory perception
    • ACA -> converged sensory input
    • BSA -> sensory input (hierarchical sensory pathway)
    • THA -> emotional stimulus
    • THA -> modulatory inputs
    • THA (septum) -> (fornix) -> initiation of hippocampal thata-rithm
  • Outbound
    • sensory association -> BGA
    • reward signals -> ACA
    • past experience -> ACA
    • mismatch signal (to raise ACh in HC to facilitate encoding) -> THA (septum)
    • match signal (to attenuate ACh in HC to facilitate retrieval) -> THA (septum)

Basal Ganglia Area (BGA)

  • limbic system
    • basal ganglia
    • amygdala
  • Owned Functions
    • starting, stopping and monitoring movement
    • inhibit unnecessary movement
    • planning and modulation of actions, regulate actions
    • reward, pleasure, addiction, fear
    • reward and incentive motivation
    • acquisition and maintenance of a new strategy
    • mediate learning about irrelevant stimuli
    • action selection
    • block slow thinking
    • quick threat assessment
    • signalling cortex of motivationally significant stimuli
  • Involved in Functions
    • learning and memory system
    • influence various types of learning
  • Inbound
    • ACA -> anti-inhibitory emotional context
    • ACA -> inhibitory emotional context
    • HCA -> sensory association
  • Outbound
    • regulation -> ACA
    • cognition -> ACA
    • instant actions -> BSA
    • sensory data (auditory, dorsal auditory pathway) -> PCA

Brain Stem Area (BSA)

  • brain stem
  • cerebellum
  • Owned Functions
    • autonomic behavior, autonomic, involuntary functions
    • integrate sensors and effectors for precise timing of actions
    • maintain wakefulness and attention
    • modulation of outbound effectors information
    • preliminary specific sensor processing
    • complex actions, sequential thinking
    • attention, coordination, precision, and accurate timing
    • inhibits neuronal maturation
  • Involved in Functions
    • control of specific sensor
    • many unconscious homeostatic and reflexive pathways
    • sensor control, effector planning
    • reward seeking, learning, and addiction
    • sleep, equilibrium, sensor control, expressing emotions
    • control actions power and coordination of multiple actions
    • control cerebellum/basal ganglia/neocortex effector actions
    • planning actions
  • Inbound
    • TBD
  • Outbound
    • TBD

Spinal Cord Area (SCA) (Body)

  • spinal cord
  • (peripheral nervous system)
  • Owned Functions
    • body feeling
    • affect general body state
    • generating proprioceptive information
    • conveys inconscient proprioceptive information
  • Involved in Functions
    • activate effectors
    • distal effector actions
  • Inbound
    • TBD
  • Outbound
    • TBD

Biological Paths


Biological Life Pictures

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