The models of brain behavior taken from AI architectures—which is going in the wrong direction, but that’s what some people do—would say that there is an ordered hierarchy of behaviors. That is, if behavior A sometimes inhibits behavior B, then behavior B never inhibits behavior A.
I think that’s wrong for the brain in general. But I don’t know if older layers can inhibit newer layers. Can they?
But I don’t know if older layers can inhibit newer layers. Can they?
The answer is a resounding ‘yes’, at least in the sense that sufficient activation of the older parts retards the functioning of the newer.
People with sufficient limbic system activation (rage, disgust, sexual arousal, etc.) literally cannot think in a rational or sophisticated manner. Their ability to control and direct their behavior becomes impaired, and they tend to act impulsively.
The models of brain behavior taken from AI architectures—which is going in the wrong direction, but that’s what some people do—would say that there is an ordered hierarchy of behaviors. That is, if behavior A sometimes inhibits behavior B, then behavior B never inhibits behavior A.
I think that’s wrong for the brain in general. But I don’t know if older layers can inhibit newer layers. Can they?
The answer is a resounding ‘yes’, at least in the sense that sufficient activation of the older parts retards the functioning of the newer.
People with sufficient limbic system activation (rage, disgust, sexual arousal, etc.) literally cannot think in a rational or sophisticated manner. Their ability to control and direct their behavior becomes impaired, and they tend to act impulsively.