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Neuro is the | Neuro is the electric system which determine the now, as electricity can only move at the speed of light it is restricted to instantaneous arc like responses an example of this is the knee jerk response a closed loop reflex, input results in instantaneous output. However this is not always the best case as there needs to be stimuli then in the absence of a higher cortex some method by which a delayed "intelligent" response is created. | ||
The method the brain conceived of was to give consciousness, which is that it is immeidately aware of what is now, i.e. the different inputs for the central process, in real time. The awareness travels from different aspects of its environment until it finds ann input which can be dealt with by a specific pre-written pathway in the mind, call this a ''game''. | |||
A game in effect is a prewritten neural pathway, which given a specific input results in a less than immediate repsonse ending in dopamine. Dopamine is the chemical which makes the flow of the pathway of neural activity. Dopamine is not the reward, it drives the reponse. For a consciopus perspective think of a dog and ball. The dog is running around, its brain is in electrical real time mode looking for something that fits as a stimulus for the triggering of the neural pathway. | |||
There are a few molecules which float in your brain which do specific things: | There are a few molecules which float in your brain which do specific things: | ||