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Significance of time scale differences in psychophysics

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We present modeling of both rational processes (thoughts) and emotional processes (feelings) on a two-dimensional lattice and on extremely simplified two-dimensional phase space of the brain. Our purpose is to analyze influence of differences in time-scales of various types of processes. In particular, we show that no ‘central executive structure’ between consciousness and unconsciousness, the existence of which was suggested by psychologists, is not needed.

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Acknowledgments

We acknowledge COST B27 Action ENOC and support by statutory activity 24/St/2007 of IBBE PAS as well as support of the Polish Ministry for Science and Higher Education by special grant for IBBE PAS; GBAF acknowledges support by European Union FP6. IP SENSATION under grant IST-507231 and by special grant (SPUB) of the Polish Ministry for Science and Higher Education for MRC PAS. Thanks to Mr. Pawel Stepien for preparing computer simulations.

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  1. Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences (IBBE PAS), Warsaw, Poland

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  2. GBAF, Medical Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences (MRC PAS), Warsaw, Poland

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Klonowski, W. Significance of time scale differences in psychophysics. Cogn Process 10 (Suppl 1), 119–126 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-008-0223-1

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