We have very limited control over what enters our consciousness and what our next thought will be. Consciousness seems to pivot on uncertainty and modulating confidence in predictions.
Preferences are rooted in phenotypic needs and innate predictions, but are individualized based on context and niche.
Consciousness is associated with palpating uncertainties in predictions to guide voluntary actions.
There are multiple categories of needs that must be satisfied, which compete and conflict with each other.
The nervous system is more plastic and amenable to learning from experience compared to other organ systems.
Consciousness requires the ability to learn and update predictive models based on experience, not just innate predictions.
The hierarchical structure of the predictive model is another feature that the nervous system lends itself to.
Even simple cells have multiple needs that require feedback loops and a “meta-processor” to allocate resources and prioritize energy.
The “action bottleneck” of limited energy and resources requires prioritizing among competing needs.
The ability to choose between qualitatively different categories of needs may be what gives rise to qualities of consciousness.
We have very limited control over what enters our consciousness and what our next thought will be. Consciousness seems to pivot on uncertainty and modulating confidence in predictions.
Preferences are rooted in phenotypic needs and innate predictions, but are individualized based on context and niche.
Consciousness is associated with palpating uncertainties in predictions to guide voluntary actions.
There are multiple categories of needs that must be satisfied, which compete and conflict with each other.
The nervous system is more plastic and amenable to learning from experience compared to other organ systems.
Consciousness requires the ability to learn and update predictive models based on experience, not just innate predictions.
The hierarchical structure of the predictive model is another feature that the nervous system lends itself to.
Even simple cells have multiple needs that require feedback loops and a “meta-processor” to allocate resources and prioritize energy.
The “action bottleneck” of limited energy and resources requires prioritizing among competing needs.
The ability to choose between qualitatively different categories of needs may be what gives rise to qualities of consciousness.
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