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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''. | 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 | A game in effect is a prewritten neural pathway, which given a specific input results in a less than immediate response 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 response. 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. This trigger maybe food, a ball, a person once the input has been selected or reaches a threshold by which it cannot stop itself the pathway is triggered with dopamine release as its target. | ||
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: | ||