[Mind's Eye] Re: how does our sub-conscious works?

Not as familiar with the terrain regarding imagination and creativity,
rigsy; but some thoughts; imagination probably employs the same object
representation and manipulation routines as event "simulation",
certainly occupies the same higher order region; the process is just
less well tethered; an analogy that comes to mind is that of the rider
whose handling on the reins becomes more adept the more confident he/
she becomes, and the more conditioned the horse gets over time.

Creativity is more difficult to pin down; my intuitive sense is that
it's probably defined in the versatility of transition of isomorphic
brain "states"; so its not so much a "discrete" attribute, but more a
"bell curve" function.

Difficult to say about unexplained moods; could be the result of
chemical or homeostatic imbalances, tensions, unresolved mental
phenomena, or any of a long list of things really; what do you think?

On Jul 14, 12:46 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes- that is too technical for me. :-) I see the sc as the hidden
> currents of a river- at least this morning that's my view. Where do
> you think imagination and creativity spring from? Or unexplainable
> moods? Or the irrational? Don't be too technical, please.
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> On Jul 14, 3:36 am, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > Interesting psychoanalytic approach; i'm sort of a little closer to
> > the "technical" school; seems to me that dreams and phantasies are
> > pretty much the same "stuff" as conscious thought, but without the
> > coherence, constraints, and "echolocation" of input, cognition,  and
> > the autobiographical self; in that sense, we think (neural mapping)
> > pretty much 24/7, conscious, subconscious, or otherwise; it's just so
> > much more elegant when we're conscious, or daydreaming, curiously :).
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> > Re the "great conductor"; in this great cauldron of distributed
> > mapping, something has to "direct" and prioritise attention; that's
> > the job of dispositional affect (value), or emotion, through amygdala,
> > hippocampus, and associated wide area networks. Antonio Damasio has
> > produced some very interesting, very readable and easily accessible
> > works in this area.
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> > On Jul 13, 1:51 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > The "great conductor" to where? The sc may color our thoughts and
> > > actions but I have a problem giving it a thought process similar to
> > > the ego or super-ego. The fact that we cannot control our sc makes us
> > > want to control it- it can be dangerous or embarassing or distracting,
> > > for instance. I do think it adds a dramatic complexity to our thoughts
> > > and actions- esp. those "Freudian slips"! :-) Another possibilty is
> > > that the sc is a warehouse for our unresolved selves that pitch and
> > > twist in our minds during dreams or daydreams and sometimes influence
> > > solutions by interrupting logic, problem solving, comprehension or
> > > relationships. It may also serve the purpose of keeping us honest-
> > > somehow the mind has to find a balance- "acting as if" only goes so
> > > far.
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> > > On Jul 13, 5:13 am, paradox <eadohe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > > > Hi Mando, dont forget that our thoughts are also "merely things", and
> > > > our sub-conscious also "thinks"; "emotion" is the great conductor.
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> > > > On Jul 12, 2:18 pm, Mando <richsu...@gmail.com> wrote:
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