Brain Functional Systems

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Brain Functional Systems

• Human Mind As A Software System -
• Daniel Marko, IBM ISC Slovakia
• January 2008

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Contents

• Cognitive science topics
• Cognitive process
• Perceptions principles
• Primary data analysis
• Cerebral instruction set
• Instincts as a SW
• Human cognitive system
• Cognitive science projects in the world
• Special states of consciousness
• Possible ways of development

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Cognitive Science Questions

• Cognitive process
• Neuron networks
• Artificial intelligence
• Artificial life
• Expert systems
• - But also
• How are memories stored in the brain?
• Could software feel??
• How important is understanding brain HW?
• Is it possible to create artificial
  personality???
• What happens if this will succeeds????....

...cognitive science in highly
inter-disciplinary research in area of
psychology, neuro-science, linguistics,
philosophy, computer science and AI, anthropology
and biology... (Wikipedia)
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Subsymbolic To Symbolic Data
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Perception - Subsymbolic Process
Sub-symbolic Data flows from the receptors
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Sub-symbolic Symbolic Data
Both Symbolic Sub-symbolic data are processed
during cognitive process!
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Sub-symbolic Data
Symbolic Data
The Symbols Are Interpreted from Raw
Sub-symbolic Data
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Shapes Symbolical Decomposition
?
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Symbol Synthesis
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Primary Analysis - Interpretation
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Coding Language of Mind
Example of basic constants of Brain Instruction Set" Example of basic constants of Brain Instruction Set"
Symbolic Data from PDA Analyzers Vision Hearing Smell Taste Touch Internal body receptors Examples brown", crispy smell of fresh bread taste of bread hot low glycemical blood level" Output values from instincts Examples delight hunger fall love food"

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SOAR Agent
Identifiers And ConstantsStates and
Super-states
http//sitemaker.umich.edu/soar
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What Makes Sense

• Try to remember
• "axcmasg h64sfg4 5fgcvfyfsd g546e
• "equalizer orange snail potato seven
• Cry
• Today was a beautiful day.
• I love you.
• What is the emotional value behind perception??

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Instincts Triggers Of Importance
Only Instinct (inherited, hard coded) condition
makes personality to react primarily. Instincts
are the only one source of psychological dynamic.
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Triggering Instinctive Reaction
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Instincts Source Of Personality Dynamic

• Only instincts decides primarily
• What is wrong or good
• What is important for us
• What we will remember
• (System sub-consciousness)
• Education acquired additional behavior matrix
• Inherited from the authority, parent
• (System super-ego/conscience ethics)

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Baby Program From DNA

• Bacterial parazit Nanoarchaeum Equitans
• 522 genes 40kB of information (Apollo
  navigation system)
• Human genome, "The Make-Human Program"
• 35.000 genes /3bil. of ACTG basis
• 750 MB (1 CD ROM disc)
• Whole human DNA has less data then typical
  Windows XP installation!!

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Baby Program The Human

• The difference between human genome and genome of
  the chimpanzee is just
• 5

? 30 MB
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Instinct Learns

• New-born baby instinct
• Conditions (interpreted by primary analyzer
  elementary identification of CIS values)
• Low glycemic level medium value - triggering
  instinct
• Identification (generated by instinct
  elementary identifier CIS) state Medium Hunger
• Reaction (programmed in instinct) Cry
• Combined with all accompanying circumstances
  creates an cognitive association
• Association (based just on all CIS identifier
  triggering data, identification, reaction)
• When I am hungry and start crying...
• New complex condition mother feeds child
• "... A food will come and hunger will disappear.
• Useful context learned experience How to feed"

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CYC Knowledge Base A Mistake

• PrinciplesTop Level Time And Dates Types of
  predictionSpace relationsLots
  MathematicsContext Groups
• ActionsTransformationsState changesTransfer of
  property Movement
• Parts Of ObjectMatter Composition
• Actors OrganizationsParticipantsRolesProfessio
  nsFeelingsRelative attitude Social

• BiologyChemistryPhysiology General
  medicineMaterialsWaves
• EquipmentConstructions FinancialsFoodDressing
  WeatherGeographyTransport
• InformationPerception Conventions
• Linguistic termsDocumentation

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Memory Track In Brain - Example

• My own, individual, subjective association -
• de-composition of the expression Mammal" to
  symbols CIS values
• LevelMammalgtAnimal40Cucat20"Z"20Matka20Mlieko1
  5Mier15Láska15Mláda25
• Animalgt Group animal shapes20animal lines
  20animal movement5animal surface40animal
  behaviour5
• Suckgt physical perception on skin5liquid5so
  und40from" gt outwards movement40
• Mother gt Mother40Milk gt Liquid15White40F
  ood10Milk taste10soft surface30
• Peace gt world15people30love15
• Love gt woman30peace40
• Youngling gt small animal40puppy20

All experience and memory track can be decomposed
and identified by association of symbolic CIS
sub-symbolic data
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ACT-R Simulation Framework
By setting-up ACT-R with the complete Baby
Program parameters, declarations and content we
could probably achieve incredibly true simulation
of human personality.
http//act-r.psy.cmu.edu/about/
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Special States Of Consciousness

• Imagination and creativity
• Dreaming
• Lucid dreaming
• Hypnosis
• Shamanic trans
• Meditation
• Enlightenment
• Spiritual experience
• Psychedelic states

X3?
X100?
500GB?
Simulations based on different parameters could
explain what really happens during special states
of consciousness
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Personality Systems Knowledge Possible
Application

• Memory track identification directly in brain
  structure
• Simulation and research of mental processes
• Understanding of personality dynamic (e.g.
  motivation and causes of criminal acts)
• Possible correction of unwanted states of mind
• Tuning-up the mental skills (extreme IQ,
  operational speed of decisions in military,
  memory capacity, unknown capabilities, brain
  co-processors)
• Understanding of mental activity of animals

Issue to be solved Human hardware connectivity
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Philosophy And Spiritual Dimension Responsible
Science

• Are we mature enough to live with artificial
  being?
• Could we terminate such being?
• Will human-like being also receive human rights?
• How it influence the world?
• What if they will be smarter, faster,...better?
• Could we survive as a slaves or pets

There is no doubt it will happen, the only
question is WHEN.
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Thanks for the attention!

• daniel.marko_at_sk.ibm.com