Tag: Active Inference

The Syntax of Anticipation: Logical Structure, Bayesian Flows, and the Grammar of Thought in the Directional Node (Cognitive-Informational Domain)

Salvatore LeonardiTheory of MindLascia un commento

Abstract
This article constitutes the in-depth monograph of the Integrated Theory of Mind (TIM) dedicated to Node 1 of the Prognostica Mens through the lens of the Cognitive-Informational Domain: The Directional Dichotomy. While its biophysical counterpart analyzes the material hardware of solitons, this essay unveils the logical architecture and computational grammar of predictive thought. The text applies the Principle of Isomorphism to map the informational flow defining the dialectic between the A-priori (the generative macro-hypotheses of the Centrifugal Flow) and the A-posteriori (the error strings of the Centripetal Flow, or Δp). By explicating the Bayesian formalism, the article analyzes the quantitative variations of the Δp (from cognitive fluidity to epistemic crisis) and describes Attentional Focus as the selector of informational gain. Attention emerges as the syntactic and teleological force capable of guiding the system, altering the deep hierarchy of internal beliefs based on biological goals. Finally, the model decodes psychopathologies as precise algebraic imbalances of the inferential equation, guaranteeing the Allostasis of the cognitive system.

The Mechanics of Flow: Solitonic Waves and Cerebral Turbulence in the Directional Node of the Predictive Mind (Biophysical Domain)

Salvatore LeonardiTheory of MindLascia un commento

Abstract
This article constitutes the first in-depth monograph of the Integrated Theory of Mind (TIM), exploring Node 1 of the Prognostica Mens through the lens of the Biophysical Domain: The Directional Dichotomy. Overcoming the epistemological fracture between pure computational models and cutting-edge neurophysiology, this essay analyzes the material “circulatory system” of information in light of the Principle of Isomorphism. It investigates the incessant thermodynamic clash between the A-priori (the Top-Down Centrifugal Flow of predictions) and the A-posteriori (the Bottom-Up Centripetal Flow of error, or Δp). The article traces the historical evolution of this dichotomy and introduces TIM’s original hypothesis: the integration of predictive coding with solitonic mechanobiology. The physical friction between these flows generates “Cerebral Turbulence.” Furthermore, the article analyzes the quantitative variation of the Δp, which determines the systemic transition from the state of Predictiva Mens to that of Responsiva Mens. The dynamic cursor of this clash is Attentional Focus, which, by steering the thalamic Pulvinar, amplifies the mechanical energy of the Δp to guide Epistemic Action and force the neuroplasticity of the Prefrontal Cortex.

Toward an Integrated Theory of Mind: The Atlas of the Predictive Mind and the Sensorimotor Matrix

Salvatore LeonardiTheory of MindLascia un commento

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This article presents the “Integrated Theory of Mind” (TIM), a biophysical and neuro-computational model that unifies the processes of cognition, emotion, and action under a single biological imperative: anticipating reality and minimizing the unexpected. Abandoning the fragmentation typical of classical neuroscience, TIM describes the brain not as a sequence of isolated components, but as a three-dimensional Architectural Matrix. The mind, governed by the Prognostica Mens (the vital rule of anticipation), is composed of Three Vectors of Interaction (the Three EGOs) operating in parallel, supported by Six Structural Nodes. To ensure formal clarity, the architecture of each node is investigated through an inseparable double lens: the Cognitive-Informational Domain (the logic of data and thought) and the Biophysical Domain (the neuroanatomical and energetic hardware). Through this framework, the mind reveals itself as a proactive architecture constantly striving to maintain a perpetual vital equilibrium (Allostasis) and to extract meaning from the chaos of the Discontinuum.