thoughts I thought off in the past
these thoughts remain
they have accommodated themselves, they have built mental structures, no matter how solid and how clear and concise they might be
neural networks or better cell assemblies, John Holland's reverberated cell assemblies
the always on, the exclusive-or circuit, and their indefinite nature
and they are the structures that my unconscious mind is using
a well as my conscious mind
but my unconscious mind is faster (a quantum computer analogy?!)
unconscious learning? How? ....
since learning is directed focused attention driven
attributes of the conscious mind
or so we think it is only
but nevertheless, starting by accepting that this is the case, conscius directed learning,
How can we imagine unconscious learning to be?
Define the unconscious?
Delimiting conscious from unconscious?
Properties, attributes that apply to one but not the other?
for example attention, by virtue of the use of sense organs, vision, hearing, smell, only attributed to conscious processes. Only?
conscious awareness
conscious applying to the surface, unconscious deeper
hidden, buried deep into our brain.
The unconscious mind determines our actions, short-term acts, our reflexes.
the automated responses that we use to get by in life events
life events that require a quick response
not time to spent contemplating on our response
how to react to a given setup or situation
no-thinking involved or better thinking as a matter of contemplation, is not involved
which is slow very slow (ref)
modes of thinking, a matter of choice ... informed choice?!
chaotic mind engages the unconscious mind
because it's fast
synchronization? (another day)
may be unconscious learning, it is not learning, as it is not in the surface of my consciousness, it does not have direct access to the outside world, can not 'see' the objects that are necessary for learning to occur
for stimuli to engage upon, which without them the process of learning can not take pace
it is an indirect means for our consciousness to access the external environment
it requires our conscious mind to come in contact with the outside world
indirect learning?
our conscious mind offers the syllabus of what to be learned
that's another thought how are conscious mind is prone to manipulation
by societies, governments, states ... by companies, schools, pressure groups, peer pressure, (public opinion?), (common sense?), or other institutions tangible or not
our unconscious an agent of free will?
conscious mind the jailer?
conscious mind directs learning
limiting learning
our unconscious mind eager to learn more
it is restricted by the conscious mind, the conscious mind itself is under the influence of external pressures
unconscious mind might not exercise learning or exercise limited learning (as far as this session goes)
but it makes a more ( I would say even extremely) effective use of what has been leaned (let say in whatever way it has been learned)
because it is fast and because, everything (I would call it that) that has been leaned is retained
thanks to the always on, indefinite time stored, information, knowledge
the more the knowledge taken in
(another idea just struck me while thinking .....)
refusing to taken in knowledge, our conscious mind deems as unimportant, limits the layer(s) of knowledge our unconscious mind draws for the stuff to guide our reflexes
(oh, it would never stop. another idea just arrived)
synapses determine the availability of memories of information
the synapse directs towards the memories stored
synapse not in use is dismantled, paths to connected memories severed
memories are not lost, just they are not on, online
memories survive the severed channel event, they are just offline
unconscious mind have access to offline memories
The unconscious mind is a good learner and practices efficiently has been learned
