The neuron’s threshold and its all-or-none signaling results in almost matches being treated equally downstream in the brain. The Almost Gate lets many inputs over its barrier. Henceforth they are treated the same.
Almost Gate
Almost Gate
Cognition
Thought Train Length
Thought trains, sequences of thoughts, are crucial features in how we determine mentally handle our changing environment in satisfying our needs, our desires, and our goals. We think in relatively short chains of thoughts, some connected by logic and some connected by similarity.
Mental Construction
Intuition by Matching
We use intuition very often, but intuition is not a logical process. It relies on similarities, not consequences
Cognition
Who Do You Listen To
We need to rely on authorities to understand our complex world. There is no denying it; however, let’s make the effort to periodically check the reasonableness of our authorities.
Mental Construction
Triune and Dual Process Models of Thinking
Triune and Dual Process are models of thinking. Mental Construction takes some from both, but it proceeds from neural properties rather than psychological observation.
Mental Construction
Mental Construction Process
The Mental Construction model (on the left) displays the levels and relationships that our brain and mind use to handle daily life. Let’s start at the base, 3S Imperatives. Satisfaction of material needs (food, water) and Sexual urges are physical urges originating in the earliest organisms (exhibited in our brainstems) and continue to control broad…