Conscious states are informationally rich & are highly integrated

VERN BENDER

3 years ago

Conscious states are informationally rich, and they are highly integrated. Mind is more fundamental than matter.
Consciousness has a holistic communications network built into the brain.
Selective thinking are us: When we’re awake, our brains receive an almost constant flux of information from sensory signals of oscillating intensities. A gatekeeper in your brain directs the incoming traffic. It decides what goes into your consciousness awareness center, and what gets dumped into your unconsciousness mechanism area.
For example: When movement is required, the part of the brain responsible for controlling movement triggers the action. Other areas of the brain remain deactivated. The traffic controller assigns the duties. The brain is always ready to fire on one cylinder or all of them.
. Our perceptions of reality are not faithful representations, but constructed virtual reality simulations. Our sense of self results from a complex cognitive effort.
. Each brain region has its own unique responsibilities that help carry out our cognitive processes.
Location. The insular cortex is located deep within the lateral sulcus of the brain. Also known as the “Island of Reil” based on its initial discovery by Johann Christian Reil in 1809, the insula is a region of cortex not visible from the surface view.
The anterior insular cortex decides who does what, and when. It switches between activations and deactivations. It is the gateway to conscious awareness. It decides what to leave in, and what to select out. Your conscious awareness only gets the important stuff. Your stream of consciousness has a filter. This filtering system dumps the trash into your subconscious mind. You empty the recycling bin, now and then.
The insular cortex (also insula and insular lobe) is a portion of the cerebral cortex folded deep within the lateral sulcus (the fissure separating the temporal lobe from the parietal and frontal lobes) within each hemisphere.
Besides its gatekeeping function, the insula plays a
significant role in pain perception, social engagement, empathy, emotions, and many other vital functions, it is far from the only brain region that contributes to these functions. It must work with other brain regions and other parts of the body to function properly.
The insular cortex handles sensory processing, decision-making, and motor control.
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) plays a central role in cognitive control functions, and dopamine in the PFC modulates cognitive control, influencing attention, impulse inhibition, prospective memory, and cognitive flexibility.
The temporal lobes sit behind the ears and are the second-largest lobe. They are most commonly associated with processing auditory information and with the encoding of memory.

Functional neuroimaging studies in normal humans suggest that the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) plays an important role in cognitive control. This brain area is reliably activated when tasks require the ongoing change of the allocation of attention.

The quantum foundation of consciousness is the control module for thought generation. It is the guidance system for known thought.

Understanding the sophistication of our brain’s operating system passes all human understanding. Get over yourself.