I’m not convinced that valence data is an interoceptive input to the thought generator.
Maybe it is. The adaptive clusters in think space make it plausible. But is it needed? I think the brain can do the clustering without it. All it needs is a feedback from the output of the thought generator to its input (not present in your diagram). This seems to exist: We can observe our thoughts retrospectively.
Also, I think that making the control signal also an input could lead to unexpected results. See OpAmps.
I’m not convinced that valence data is an interoceptive input to the thought generator.
Maybe it is. The adaptive clusters in think space make it plausible. But is it needed? I think the brain can do the clustering without it. All it needs is a feedback from the output of the thought generator to its input (not present in your diagram). This seems to exist: We can observe our thoughts retrospectively.
Also, I think that making the control signal also an input could lead to unexpected results. See OpAmps.