The Marvel of Sensory-Systems!

How #sensory-arrays accomplish first-steps that enable the potential for #conscious intervention is an amazing story; essential to be told and understood.

Unquestionably, to provide front-line ‘news’, all #Eukaryotes (this includes us) and other life-forms (#Archaea and #Bacteria) rely on #sensory-arsenals: from rudimentary to advanced. The purpose of genetically engineered #sensors is to have ‘first-go’ at accepting or rejecting a portion of ‘impacting’ Bombardment-Events in order to safely navigate within one’s immediate influencing environment or Bombardment-#Sphere. However, #Bombardment-Events are typically not simple; they introduce copious, ongoing, multi-active and potentially multiplexed #sensory-events with multiple #Footprint-Signatures across the many #sensory-types gifted to increase survival odds.

In other words, multiple #sensory-arrays are continually and simultaneously active, which may or may not be providing symmetric data-flow. Additionally, Bombardment-Events produce broad activity ranges: from fewer while asleep to overwhelming as when bungee jumping for the first time. Thus, needed and provided is explanation of the neuro-#physiological #Mechanism functionalities providing millisecond #assessments, #evaluations and #responses to accommodate broad-scope Bombardment-Event’s (BE’s).

To highlight what #Self-Duo must ‘handle’, a selection of sensory-event fluctuations and complexities follows.

BE’s can:

• Instantaneously range from minimal, total silence and darkness to maximum, extreme noise and brightest light

• Be of short to long duration: for instance, a car horn toot to an Tsunami warning siren

• Range from nearly imperceptible to intense: touching a feather with a fingertip to shutting the car door on your hand

• Be compounded: hearing your name called while in a noisy crowd with a truck passing-by

• Initialize all senses simultaneously: Some sensory-data may be coordinated yet remain discrete: i.e., operative for fewer or multiple Bombardment-Events (BE's)

• For instance, one can be listening to favorite music, while looking at the sunset, while smelling a scented candle, while enjoying the taste of wine, while realizing new shorts are too tight because of eating too much, all while enjoying the company of a significant other.

• Also, provided below are explanations regarding how #Self-Duo ‘handles’ the following: when an BE suddenly intensifies or de-intensifies; how BE changes are experienced, remembered and evaluated over time; how, as BE’s unfold one becomes more aware of danger; how complexity is sorted-out; how ‘handling’ is even possible; and many more.

Each Habitology University Career-Path Program will from various perspectives present evolving explanations to disclose the above as well as implications of the many other continuous and variable interactions with one’s Bombardment-Sphere.

As #sensory-neurons steadfastly #filter-out #unacceptable, and meticulously format #sensory-accepted Bombardment-Events, #sensory-system protocols (sensory-#filtering) consistently sets-the-stage for not only follow-on evaluative processors to do their thing but also retention of BE’s as #archived-old; critical for both Problematic #Recognition-assessments and rapid #Habitual-Actions, which keep us #safe, #productive and #progressive.

Incredible that #Tag-Clusters or #current-new are coalesced from #Tags (L2:S1:T4), which were specifically tailored at sensory #event-horizons from the #action-potential #frequency-derived by #sensory-neurons: first converting some of the Deluges #Mechanical-Energy into an Electrical-#Energy Footprint-#Signature (L2:S1:T1); next updating morphed action-potential with Category-#Signature (sensor-type) and then ‘impact’ Location-#Signature.

Even more incredible that current-new, once morphed by multiple #Mechanisms and storehoused in diverse #Body-Self and #Mind-Self data-#archives is the neurological-#currency that literally makes one unique.

Thus, identifying #sensory-array operational #parameters is critical to understanding How-We-Work: from sensory-#acceptance through #Body-Self #habitual-responses; to #proactive #Mind-Self manipulations, which initiate Mind-#Self auto-#responses, #Test-Its and ‘chosen’ interactions with Out-There.

In other words, #sentience can only be understood and appreciated by exposure of #sensory-system common functionalities: such as, the #transformation of a raw sensory-#accepted action-#potential into #current-new; manipulations by arrays of specialized neural-#processors responsible for best-#actions, and so on.

Notably, both external and internal origins deliver Bombardment-#Events to sensory event-#horizons. Intimately correlated with activity, sensory-#accepted quantities fluctuate greatly: i.e., much fewer while daydreaming; many more while escaping an attacker. Therefore, ‘impact-count’ and thus sensory-acceptance ‘quantity’ is dependent on the current peace or turmoil of one’s Bombardment-Sphere.

To broker contact with Out-There, Self-Duo employs various specialized arrays of front-line or event-#horizon information gathering receptors: i.e., #Body-Self Soma-#Sensors and #Mind-Self #Cognitive-Sensors. Body-#Self provides all sensory-‘devices’ except sight (#visual-receptors), which are in fact a #Mind-Self multiple-sensory apparatus (explained further along).

Sensory Action Timeframe

Notably, the #Key for grasping one’s capabilities is to first understand the operating-parameters of #Sensory-Systems.

As previously mentioned, one is being continuously barraged with #energy and particles in one form or another: previously noted in the range of 200,000/millisecond in a ‘normal’ awake activity state. So whatever #system is ‘handling’ this raging torrent will have to be fast: very fast.

A #millisecond (one-thousand of a second) is incredibly short to us: Hard to conceptualize such a miniscule blip in one’s familiar second-by-second #timeframe.

Although short to us, a #millisecond can accommodate substantial amounts of Bombardment-Events as most #electromagnetic #frequencies (like visible light, cosmic radiation, microwaves, radio waves, etc.) tickle #sensory event-#horizons (sensory-receptors) at or near the speed-of-light.

Most find speed-of-light (which is interestingly a measurement of distance not speed) a little difficult to conceptualize: due to both its ambiguous label and its large constant. In a vacuum, speed-of-light is defined as the distance (186,282 miles or 299,792 kilometers) traversed by a photon in one Earth second.

The following ‘spin’ should make speed-of-light easy to understand. Picture yourself travelling very close to the #Earth’s surface at the equator. Travelling at the speed-of-light, you would be able to circumnavigate the Earth seven-and-a-half times in one second.

This translates to travelling about 186 miles (982,000 feet) or 300 km (300,000 meters) in a millisecond. Interestingly, both Earth's circumference as well as time (as one #experiences it) would mean very little at this ‘speed’. Light-speed would be great when late…for anything but a dentist appointment!

By extrapolation easy is to get an idea of how much Mechanical-#Energy ‘stuff’ with which one’s senses must deal in a #millisecond. Considering #energy is everywhere all the time, means a 186 mile or 300 kilometer sphere of #energy is bombarding one’s sensor-#horizons each and every millisecond. Incredibly huge doesn’t even begin to describe it!

To stave off overload and thereby keep one safe an event-#horizon defensive strategy is critical: Protectively, receptor-neurons do not process all potential Deluge-Events.

Although sensory-acceptance transpires at sensory event-#horizons, outcomes only ensue after a string of #Body-Self and/or #Mind-Self #Mechanism #assessments and #manipulations (although very fast). Notably, due to evaluative event-chains, where each #Mechanism requires some #processing and rendering time (although very short), one thus never gets the What-is-going-on-Out-There ‘news’ first-hand.

Adding to complexity, some #Sensory-Systems, such as #visual-reception (fully discussed in H300 courses) require multiple streaming functions to produce their Outbound product. For instance, to encode #visual current-new, #Visual-Receptor multiple ‘sight’ sensor-types (four plus) must each accept their ‘selected’ or Tolerable-#Signal portion of visible light range photon #energy.

Once photon ‘impact’ is severally #sensory-accepted and converted to multiple #action-potentials, it is further manipulated by several layers of #Cognitive #Visual-#processors; possibly melded with pertinent #Body-Self current-new; evaluated by Figure-It-Out and possibly #Cognition-Complex; and only then ultimately rendered by another #Mechanism (Movie-of-Your-Life) as a combined #reality construct.

Without question, one accepts the delivered fabrication as ‘#seeing’ even though its Movie-of-Your-Life presentation is an incredibly detailed #deception: colors, black, white, brightness, shape, movement, etc.

Mechanisms

#Habitology University teachings determine #Mechanisms as neuro-#physiological processing-platforms that transact specific purpose ‘assignments’: i.e., #Stages and #Tasks. Assignments can include assessment of current-new state, comparative-analysis (current-new to #archived-old), current-new augmenting and/or morphing, duplicating, follow-on #Cognitive-Pathway determination, etc.

Generally then, each #Mechanism accepts a previous #Mechanisms morphed current-new, then manipulates current-new according to its requirements, and then sends its morphed data-packet onward to a follow-on #Mechanism.

For current-new that originates at #Body-Sensors, #Body-Self engages multiple cooperative processing #Mechanisms, purposed to maximize #survival-potential for the #physical body (or Soma).

Stated differently, #Body-Self #Mechanisms handle all Soma-sensor initiated current-new. #Current-new thus generated (by #Soma-Sensors) does not directly impact ‘higher’ #Mind-Self brain function but instead utilizes less dynamic #Body-Self dedicated brain-mass to fulfill its mandate. Indirectly though, when current-new is #Problematic, Body-#Self by the issuance of a #Cognitive-Alert engages Mind-#Self for additional assistance.

Both Soma-Habits and the majority of #Cognitive-Habits have roots in #Body-Self sensory-acceptance. A particular immutable cooperative processing flow is apparent: #Body-Self to #Mind-Self (possibly), then back to Body-#Self. Each of the #Self-Duo partners thus participate in an ever changing loose to complex entanglement of connected #Mechanism activity of various textures, types and intensities, which have been forged by millions of years of #survival diligence.

Why two #Self-Duo Systems with their own #Mechanisms?

If one had to cognitively process or ‘think’ what to do with, and then accurately manage each of the tens-of-thousands of speed streaming individual Bombardment-Events arriving at soma-sensory event-#horizons each #millisecond, a massive #Cognitive-System failure would result.

Why? #Mind-Self Mechanisms are quite simply not designed for this quantity of raw-data inundation: As its mandates are vastly more complex (than are #Body-Self’s), #Mind-Self is consequently way, WAY too slow!

The good news, #Body-Self #Mechanisms are correctly designed for the task. They work many times faster than its #Cognitive-Assistant because they are built for speed; not complexity (explanation to come).

With its integrated receivers and interlaced communication networks, #Body-Self can easily handle the torrent. However, when exceptions occur, called #Problematic, #Body-Self engages #Mind-Self by tailoring and forwarding a #Cognitive-Alert, which is tailored to emulate sensory-acceptance to #Mind-Self.

Body-Self #Mechanisms are just the beginning of a journey, replete with fascinating processes: Through #Body-Self and onward to #Mind-Self…if conditions are ‘right’! More will follow.