Feelings as the Pupil of Consciousness

Feeling as the Focus of Consciousness

This text explores how our feelings and consciousness are connected with the body. Using ideas from scientist Antonio Damasio, we discuss how consciousness arises from our ability to feel and perceive our own body through interoception (feeling what happens inside the body) and proprioception (knowing where the body is in space). Additionally, we relate these concepts to Amerindian views, which also see the mind and body as inseparable. The text helps to understand how our feelings can influence what we think and how we feel inside.


Feeling as the Focus of Consciousness

Consciousness is a movement that is perceived in metabolism, modulated by interoception and proprioception, as proposed by the Damasian Mind. In our hypothesis, we open the possibility of a gradation in Propagated Cortical Depression (PCD) as being the basic structure of our feelings. A feeling can be seen as a focus of consciousness that modulates the brain connectome. These concepts link to Amerindian worldviews about the mind and body.

The Damasian Mind, proposed by Antonio Damasio, suggests that consciousness emerges from the integration of interoceptive (informing about the internal state of the body) and proprioceptive (informing about the position and movement of the body in space) signals. Interoception is closely linked to metabolism, which modulates and is modulated by these signals. Metabolism is a biochemical process that incorporates body movement that is perceived and continuously modulated.

Metabolism and Consciousness Metabolism is fundamental to the formation of memories, emotions, and feelings. Memories, emotions, and feelings recruit metabolisms developed at earlier times. Emotions, for example, are rapid bioelectric responses to stimuli, while feelings are more enduring and more directly linked to metabolism because they are metabolism. Thus, consciousness can be seen as a movement that is perceived in metabolism, where the body and mind are in constant interaction.

Feelings as a Focus of Consciousness Just as the pupil adjusts focus to better process a visual stimulus, feelings can be seen as the focus of consciousness. We are always under the influence of a feeling that modulates the brain connectome, i.e., the network of neural connections that sustain our conscious experience.

Connectomes: Rock, Paper, and Scissors We can group connectomes into three main categories, inspired by the game 'Rock, Paper, Scissors':

1. Paper (Fruition): Represents Transcendence with Metacognition - A dirigible ride over the paths and roads that feelings will take in our brain (brain formation, memories, beliefs, etc.), which can also appear in high-performance task execution, where the individual is fully prepared and trained.

2. Rock (Fast Thinking): Refers to intuitive and quick thinking, as described by Daniel Kahneman in his book 'Thinking, Fast and Slow'.

3. Scissors (Slow Thinking): Represents analytical and deliberate thinking, also described by Kahneman.

The Hypothesis of Propagated Cortical Depression (PCD) Propagated Cortical Depression (PCD) offers an additional perspective to understand how feelings and emotions are graded in the brain. PCD is a wave of neuronal depolarization that spreads through the cerebral cortex, followed by a period of electrical silence. This phenomenon, studied in contexts like migraines and cerebral ischemia, can also be applied to the modulation of feelings. PCD illustrates how brain activity can be influenced by depolarization gradients, aligning with the idea that feelings are waves of metabolic and electrical activity spreading through the brain connectome. This hypothesis reinforces the importance of avoiding external manipulations, such as those promoted by false leaders, that can distort these natural gradients and prevent full fruition.

Connections with Amerindian Concepts In Amerindian cosmologies, the mind and body are seen as inseparable entities, where metabolism and bodily processes are intrinsically linked to conscious experience. For example, for the indigenous peoples of the Amazon, consciousness is often associated with bodily processes and interaction with the natural environment, where metabolism and interoception play central roles.

References: Damásio, A. (1999). The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness. Harcourt Brace. Kahneman, D. (2011). Thinking, Fast and Slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Cionek, J. (2023). Nutrition Modulating Metabolic Consciousness. Available at: https://jacksoncionek.com/blog/nutrition-modulating-metabolic-consciousness-jackson-cionek NeuroInsight. Feelings and Emotions: Gradation in the Mechanism of Propagated Cortical Depression (PCD). Available at: https://neuroinsight.net/blog/feelings-and-emotions-gradation-in-the-mechanism-of-propagated-cortical-depression-pcd

Consciousness, as a movement that is perceived in metabolism, is modulated by interoception and proprioception, and feelings are the focus of this consciousness. This integrated view can be enriched with insights from Amerindian cosmologies, which also emphasize the inseparability between mind and body. By understanding these processes, we can advance in understanding consciousness and how it emerges from the complex interaction between the body and the environment.

This article is just a starting point for a broader discussion on consciousness, metabolism, and feelings, and how these ideas can be applied in different cultural and scientific contexts.

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