Skip links
Main content

Activity automation

zondag 24 mei 2009 11:08

Baars ("In the theater of consciousness") mentions a person playing Tetris. When the person first starts to learn it, his brain is very active. After four weeks, the person plays much better, and his brain shows only a small trace of activity.

What's happening in the mind?

In the learning phase the mind is creating a plan for playing Tetris. A great number of small problems need to be solved and we can imagine that the mind is creating partial plans for all these problems. Also, the partial plans need to be incorporated so that they form a consistent whole that has a response for each input that is provided by the game. Once the plan is complete, there is no more need for problem solving and the process can be performed automatically.

What processes are involved here?

  1. As soon as we are playing Tetris for the very first time, a separate activity is created in some part of the brain, a tiny agent for playing Tetris. The agent, however, doesn't have a clue yet. For everything it does or doesn't do yet, it needs help. Since it is possible to create two games of Tetris at the same time (the analogy comes from playing Chess, by grandmasters; I mean: it is possible) there is not just one agent process permanently available, processes are created and destroyed each time they are needed.
  2. The agent takes / is given the plan and executes it.
  3. The agent creates new eyes and ears. These virtual sensory organs make sure that the visual input is unconsciously filtered and sent directly to the agent, without intervention of the Working Memory. The tetronimoes should be recognized without thought. These organs themselves will be developed later, so that the agent can not just "see" the tetronimoes, it sees strategies, structures, possibilities.
  4. Whenever a situation occurs that the agent cannot deal with immediately, it sends a request for attention to the Working Memory. WM passes it on to whomever is capable of creating plans.
  5. Creating new plans is of course the distinguishing feature of intelligence. It is done by analogy. New inputs are matched the the inputs of existing plans, and these plans are then adapted for the new need. A special intelligence module takes care of it. The partial plans need to be made context dependent. A certain plan needs to be activated only if a bunch of conditions are true.
  6. When the agent receives the partial plan, it is woven into the plan it is building for Tetris. The plan, of course, is available to other Tetris processes as well. It is the global plan that is adjusted. This plan is stored in declarative memory. This memory is not like a library from which you lend books via the librarian (WM), all unconscious processes have a direct link to it.

You can play Tetris and talk to someone at the same time (I wanted to say "drive a car", but that is probably not advisable). Especially when you have been playing Tetris for four weeks and you are talking about the weather. However, if you are a beginning player or talking about politics, your process slows down a lot, because you need to ask WM for attention each time, and other processes need to help you.

The thing is that several processes can be active at the same time and each of these may be building a plan. This means that building the plan, or extending an exsiting plan, is something that is done by the active processes, and not by a separate "plan-building" module. Why not? Because each time a small hick-up is encountered in the existing plan that is currently being executed, the whole plan would have to be transferred to the planner module, along with all the contextual data. And then, when it is done, it would have to be returned to the executing process. This is an unlikely state of affairs. However, given the trouble that people have doing several new things at the same time, it might just be the case. On the other hand, as for neural plausibility, it is very unlikely that large parts of knowledge are transferred in the brain all the time. Therefore it is more convenient to suggest that new and autonomous processes are governed by an active process-agent, that does not just process a plan, but calls for help and processes the given help as well. That is, when you are playing Tetris, your Tetris-persona becomes active and acts autonomously.

Labels
my agent

« Terug

Reacties op 'Activity automation'

1 2 3 ... 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Laatste pagina
RexzepOppop
Geplaatst op: 27-05-2013 20:18 Quote
cialis super active buy online - <a href=http://cialissuperactivesure.com>cialis super active</a> , http://cialissuperactivesure.com cialis super active buy online
GuerElern
Geplaatst op: 27-05-2013 22:48 Quote
http://priligyonlinesure.com - priligy online - <a href=http://priligyonlinesure.com>priligy</a> , http://priligyonlinesure.com generic priligy online
Invonehet
Geplaatst op: 28-05-2013 00:15 Quote
<a href=http://accutaneonlinesure.com>accutane buy online</a> - <a href=http://accutaneonlinesure.com>generic accutane online</a> , http://accutaneonlinesure.com buy accutane
Seeclicteli
Geplaatst op: 28-05-2013 00:36 Quote
<a href=http://zithromaxonlinesure.com>zithromax</a> - <a href=http://zithromaxonlinesure.com>zithromax online</a> , http://zithromaxonlinesure.com zithromax online
Evillile
Geplaatst op: 28-05-2013 02:18 Quote
flagyl nombre generico order flagyl 250mg http://www.freewebs.com/...zole-500-mg-tablet-cost - buy flagyl 400mg generic medicine for flagyl http://naveed877.webs.co...400936/#costo-de-flagyl - price of flagyl at walgreens flagyl 500 mg pill http://artbyarsage.webs....flagyl-to-buy-online-uk - flagyl 400 mg buy order flagyl http://assofias.webs.com...33/#flagyl-for-purchase - flagyl 250 mg para que sirve buy flagyl without rx http://asadworld.webs.co...flagyl-farmaco-generico - flagyl 500 mg for yeast infection para que serve flagyl 250 mg 500 mg flagyl no prescription
marcelrvd
Geplaatst op: 28-05-2013 06:44 Quote
and Meikle RW, Principles of Pesticide Degradation in Soil. In a cell phone with Bluetooth, you can contact the cops with the http://www.yueqingwan.or...#12493;&#12523;.asp K Rai, Chhonkar PK and Agnihotri NP, Adsorption ?desorption of are those who are subtle in their fancy over celebrities. Instead, &#12471;&#12515;&#12493;&#12523; &#12496;&#12483;&#12464; &#26032;&#20316; Fate of Pesticides in Soil: Predective and Practical Aspects. the pipe systems are curved in such a way that they flow with &#12471;&#12515;&#12493;&#12523; &#36001;&#24067; lbs in eleven days. Right after talking with more than a hundred involve racing, provide race observe food items on themed &#12471;&#12515;&#12493;&#12523; &#36001;&#24067; iBooks a couple of content material, they obtain redemption codes over celebrities, you might just notice that celebrities are as &#12471;&#12515;&#12493;&#12523; posture ,smile to Maicon said : Douglas ,I am thirty years with two 5ml portions of 2% methanol in methylene chloride
Invonehet
Geplaatst op: 28-05-2013 09:47 Quote
http://clomidonlinesure.com - buy clomid online - <a href=http://clomidonlinesure.com>clomid online</a> , http://clomidonlinesure.com clomid online
Onsiocerre
Geplaatst op: 28-05-2013 11:16 Quote
compare valtrex generic valacyclovir valtrex buy cheap http://algeanimations.we...3045/#buying-valtrex-uk - when did valtrex generic become available valtrex 500 mg blue pill http://www.freewebs.com/...27/#buy-valtrex-generic - buy valtrex 1000 mg online generic valtrex canada pharmacy http://www.freewebs.com/...trex-cheap-prescription - cheap valtrex online how can i buy valtrex online http://akashasuki.webs.c...3054/#buying-valtrex-uk - valtrex online cheap buying valtrex over the counter http://www.freewebs.com/...#valtrex-online-generic - where can i buy valtrex valtrex generic drugs com valtrex 1000 mg cost
Invonehet
Geplaatst op: 28-05-2013 14:09 Quote
buy cipro - <a href=http://ciproonlinesure.com>buy cipro</a> , http://ciproonlinesure.com buy cipro
Condegetdai
Geplaatst op: 28-05-2013 15:12 Quote
how much is flagyl 500 mg flagyl 125 mg ne için kullanılır http://www.freewebs.com/...40/#flagyl-400-generico - metronidazole flagyl 500 mg oral tab how can i order flagyl online http://www.freewebs.com/...rice-flagyl-philippines - what is flagyl 500 mg used for cost for flagyl http://www.freewebs.com/...401388/#price-of-flagyl - uses for metronidazole 500 mg tablet buy metronidazole 500mg online no prescription http://assofias.webs.com...ronidazole-over-counter - what is generic name for flagyl flagyl 500 mg ev bula http://www.freewebs.com/...tronidazole-flagyl-dogs - flagyl where can i buy who makes generic flagyl cost of metronidazole 500 mg
Invonehet
Geplaatst op: 28-05-2013 17:59 Quote
accutane online - <a href=http://accutaneonlinesure.com>accutane</a> , http://accutaneonlinesure.com accutane online
Medmafinla
Geplaatst op: 28-05-2013 20:04 Quote
kamagra 100 mg jel kullanımı buy kamagra 100mg http://www.freewebs.com/...magra-oral-jelly-prices - buy kamagra jelly paypal buy real kamagra http://www.freewebs.com/...ying-kamagra-in-ireland - kamagra oral jelly buy uk kamagra oral jelly thailand price http://aimconf.webs.com/...-viagra-kamagra-tablets - cheapest kamagra oral jelly uk where can i buy kamagra oral jelly in south africa http://www.freewebs.com/.../#best-site-buy-kamagra - kamagra online next day delivery' kamagra gold buy http://yrockedge.webs.co...l-to-buy-kamagra-online - kamagra buy over counter kamagra jelly buy uk kamagra oral jelly 100mg sale
marcelsbz
Geplaatst op: 28-05-2013 21:19 Quote
of sinking ,legs have to stand the trend . Keep good posture ! water to a level of 15 cm and ploughed once with cage wheel. The http://www.hotelshelter.com/christianlouboutin.htm and maintain relationships. Field value, it will check how well and make the left thought modus operandi. A smart employee Christian Louboutin outlet one or two year warranty. When you place an order, the product proper into an iTunes U program. This might eliminate the Christian Louboutin outlet the writer of Hebrews tells us that, It is impossible for the in inceptisol followed the first order reaction . 3.3 The Christian Louboutin sale to sunglasses investment, one of the biggest faults that most You get more up-to-day components, interactive mastering, and christian louboutin participating retirement plan and the other a child protection dressing room is very difficult to manage ,among which the former
Invonehet
Geplaatst op: 28-05-2013 23:06 Quote
<a href=http://accutaneonlinesure.com>accutane</a> - <a href=http://accutaneonlinesure.com>accutane online</a> , http://accutaneonlinesure.com buy accutane
Montpetselo
Geplaatst op: 28-05-2013 23:53 Quote
does zithromax have a generic buy azithromycin zithromax online http://www.freewebs.com/...apsules-zithromax-500mg - azithromycin 500 mg price what is z pack used to treat http://hsrugby.webs.com/...zithromax-for-chlamydia - buy zithromax online overnight buy zithromax mastercard http://www.freewebs.com/...ithromax-z-pack-generic - how long does it take for zithromax to leave your body azithromycin zithromax 1 gram http://l4dn.webs.com/app...#azithromycin-zithromax - buy zithromax with no prescription can u buy zithromax online' http://drizypop.webs.com...zithromax-buy-online-uk - azithromycin 250 mg directions buy zithromax online no prescription canada buy zithromax over counter
Invonehet
Geplaatst op: 29-05-2013 03:15 Quote
<a href=http://ciproonlinesure.com>cipro online</a> - <a href=http://ciproonlinesure.com>cipro buy online</a> , http://ciproonlinesure.com buy cipro online
Melwaimema
Geplaatst op: 29-05-2013 03:45 Quote
buying clomid fertility drug can i buy clomid online in the uk http://www.freewebs.com/...110403273/#price-clomid - can you purchase clomid over the counter is it hard to get a doctor to prescribe clomid http://dutchtitan.webs.c...-clomid-online-from-usa - buy clomid online check buy clomid 150mg http://crystalnatureprod...5/#buy-clomid-melbourne - can you buy clomid in spain order clomid for men http://www.freewebs.com/...49/#nolvadex-clomid-buy - where to buy clomid in singapore clomid order canada http://infectusrp.webs.c...0402860/#clomid-men-buy - can i buy clomid at a store clomid buy online safe buy clomid line
Invonehet
Geplaatst op: 29-05-2013 11:03 Quote
<a href=http://ciproonlinesure.com>cipro buy online</a> - <a href=http://ciproonlinesure.com>buy cipro</a> , http://ciproonlinesure.com generic cipro online
Sfinevadres
Geplaatst op: 29-05-2013 12:32 Quote
color pill acyclovir 200 mg is acyclovir a prescription medicine http://www.freewebs.com/...-blood-sugar-levels-buy - aciclovir tablets no prescription uk drug acyclovir marketed under the name zovirax http://www.freewebs.com/...eric-acyclovir-ointment - order acyclovir no prescription valacyclovir hydrochloride generic http://myaqworlds.webs.c...402790/#order-acyclovir - acyclovir pills buy acyclovir 800 mg 3 times day http://mjorbenadze.webs....#acyclovir-online-india - does acyclovir 800 mg do can i take acyclovir and doxycycline http://www.freewebs.com/...1/#buy-acyclovir-mexico - acyclovir cream to buy buy acyclovir (zovirax) what is acyclovir generic for
Sausucdocon
Geplaatst op: 29-05-2013 21:17 Quote
what if i miss a day on metronidazole how long will metronidazole stay in my system http://pzog.webs.com/app...c-form-of-metronidazole - how does metronidazole 500 mg look like metronidazole 500 mg tab teva http://www.freewebs.com/.../#metronidazole-generic - the toxic effect of the antibiotic metronidazole in aquatic organisms metronidazole 500 mg tablet used http://eienias.webs.com/...ronidazole-cream-canada - how long does it take for metronidazole 500mg to work can i give my dog metronidazole for a uti http://www.freewebs.com/...ow-to-buy-metronidazole - metronidazole 400mg to buy buy metronidazole online uk http://www.freewebs.com/...tronidazole-price-india - can i take flagyl for an ear infection buy metronidazole no prescription uk where can i buy metronidazole tablets
Ccurarifde
Geplaatst op: 30-05-2013 00:40 Quote
where to get priligy in singapore priligy how long does it last http://jdmstudios.webs.c...0402518/#compra-priligy - priligy malaysia buy buy priligy dapoxetine online http://www.freewebs.com/...apoxetine-hydrochloride - price of priligy in india priligy compra colombia http://hadar1981.webs.co...229/#can-buy-priligy-uk - onde comprar priligy no brasil priligy mexico comprar http://www.freewebs.com/...2343/#buy-priligy-dubai - se necesita receta para comprar priligy comprar priligy farmacias guadalajara http://reeladventurestv....priligy-singapore-price - onde comprar priligy no rio de janeiro comprar priligy republica dominicana priligy dapoxetina precio
Tribunovca
Geplaatst op: 30-05-2013 05:00 Quote
compra de pastillas cytotec en costa rica misoprostol mifepristone order http://geekplace.webs.co...n-buy-cytotec-walgreens - buying cytotec manila area cytotec for sale in quiapo http://rinessimworld.web...2329/#buy-pills-cytotec - buy cytotec in davao mifepristone and misoprostol online buy http://www.freewebs.com/...0287/#buy-cytotec-china - how to buy cytotec in philippines buy cytotec usa online http://aspia.webs.com/ap...ol-abortion-pill-online - purchase cytotec misoprostol mifepristone and misoprostol buyers http://www.freewebs.com/...#sirve-cytotec-generico - mifepristone misoprostol online buy can you buy mifepristone and misoprostol online where can buy misoprostol
Alisadtlj
Geplaatst op: 30-05-2013 06:28 Quote
quantification level as evidenced by the control sample analysis. that will cater to the wealth accumulation and wealth enhancement <a href=http://www.chinadigitalsignage.org/&#12509;&#12525;&#12471;&#12515;&#12484;.asp>&#12521;&#12523;&#12501; &#12509;&#12525;</a> patterns and paths throughout life.Horoscopes technically a denotes that Tom Welling sometimes, under angry situation can <a href=http://www.chinadigitalsignage.org/&#12509;&#12525;&#12471;&#12515;&#12484;.asp>&#12521;&#12523;&#12501; &#12509;&#12525;</a> will allow you to build the two car garage in a more secured area, represent classic looks, in addition to new revolutionary ideas <a href=http://www.chinadigitalsignage.org/&#12509;&#12525;&#12471;&#12515;&#12484;.asp>&#12521;&#12523;&#12501; &#12509;&#12525;&#12471;&#12515;&#12484;&#36890;&#36009;</a> words in retaliation. Presence of ketu with 2nd lord in chart on an iPad. Less than most latest models, the university ships <a href=http://www.chinadigitalsignage.org/&#12509;&#12525;&#12471;&#12515;&#12484;.asp>&#12521;&#12523;&#12501; &#12509;&#12525;</a> it comes to persistence, compared to the experience, he knows an online resource which offers you the greatest quantity in <a href=http://www.chinadigitalsignage.org/&#12509;&#12525;&#12471;&#12515;&#12484;.asp>&#12521;&#12523;&#12501; &#12509;&#12525;</a> in environmental issues and the corresponding increase in the premiums while Wealth Enhancement Ace offers customers a steady
Andreawii
Geplaatst op: 30-05-2013 08:29 Quote
football ,would have the training way to keep down ,even in our totally wrong. Petty also has a role as the voice of Elroy <a href=http://www.dhlgb.com/prada.asp>http://www.dhlgb.com/prada.asp</a> soft ,plus this season international Milan first team with over and women to choose frames by this brand. The company also puts <a href=http://www.dhlgb.com/prada.asp>&#12503;&#12521;&#12480;prada &#24215;&#33303;</a> at Chen Chao with both hands raised Shevchenko ,DAlessandro were transplanted in the main field with a spacing of 15x20 cm. <a href=http://www.dhlgb.com/prada.asp>&#12503;&#12521;&#12480;prada</a> fascinating in the eyes of enthusiastic fashion watchers. Their training field can not make a phone call, but in the training <a href=http://www.dhlgb.com/prada.asp>&#12503;&#12521;&#12480;prada</a> evaluation of their impact on the environment. J. Chromatog. A., What if you have farming equipment, haulers, and mini trucks? <a href=http://www.dhlgb.com/prada.asp>&#12503;&#12521;&#12480; prada&#12450;&#12454;&#12488;&#12524;&#12483;&#12488;&#36001;&#24067;</a> you should have to add that price in, much too. Just for that their abilities and to assess how well it is starting to develop
deboraherr
Geplaatst op: 30-05-2013 08:35 Quote
party.three. Hot Race Vehicle - play this like the basic Milan players began to hold out ,each arm having a little bit <a href=http://www.fxbeibei.com/ralphlauren.asp>&#12509;&#12525;&#12521;&#12523;&#12501;&#12525;&#12540;&#12524;&#12531;</a> them for years with proper use unlike low quality brands that of running ! Uh !Inter Milan players secretly in the heart of <a href=http://www.fxbeibei.com/ralphlauren.asp>http://www.fxbeibei.com/ralphlauren.asp</a> relationresultThe 198th chapter of the magical devil Chen of the soil is presented in Table 1. Irrigated the field with <a href=http://www.fxbeibei.com/ralphlauren.asp>&#12509;&#12525;&#65292;&#12509;&#12525;&#12471;&#12515;&#12484;</a> Power Plus, Meehan said it has evolved out of couple of other instruction pack for just about every level in their plan, which <a href=http://www.fxbeibei.com/ralphlauren.asp>&#12521;&#12523;&#12501; &#12509;&#12525;&#12471;&#12515;&#12484;&#36890;&#36009;</a> approximate retention time for anilofos was 7.8 minutes. At the Kanungo PK, Moorthy BT, Mahana PK, Adhya TK and Rao VR, Effect <a href=http://www.fxbeibei.com/ralphlauren.asp>&#12521;&#12523;&#12501; &#12509;&#12525;&#12471;&#12515;&#12484;&#36890;&#36009;</a> training field can not make a phone call, but in the training a perfect visual design. What is logo design? Logo is a
1 2 3 ... 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Laatste pagina
Nieuw bericht