Spin-Based Modeling of Perception as Emergent from contextualized Internal Evaluation
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| author | Fanfarillo, Laura Diez, Gustavo Mayordomo, Victor Gómez Bosch, Miguel Arias-Gonzalez, J. Ricardo Valenzuela, Belén |
| author_facet | Fanfarillo, Laura Diez, Gustavo Mayordomo, Victor Gómez Bosch, Miguel Arias-Gonzalez, J. Ricardo Valenzuela, Belén |
| contents | We develop a microscopic model of perception of an interoceptive sensation in which spin-like variables encode an organism's internal evaluation of embodied vital norms associated with the sensation. Spins can take positive, negative, or neutral values. These local valorizations interact on a lattice embedded in the environmental context, and their collective configuration gives rise to a macroscopic perceptual state. By applying a coarse-graining procedure to a family of symmetric spin models, we derive a macroscopic Landau-type functional that makes explicit the mechanism by which key phenomenological features of perception, emerge from microscopic evaluative interactions. A central result is that the inclusion of a neutral evaluative state fundamentally alters the structure of the perceptual landscape, enhancing entropy, lowering the critical threshold, and increasing sensitivity to contextual input. These results establish a principled link between microscopic evaluative processes and large-scale perceptual organization, offering a flexible framework for integrating perceptual regulation and neurobiological modeling. The model integrates notions of neuroscience and cognitive science using the formalism of condensed matter field theory and providing novel theoretical insights and experimental predictions for conditions such as mental disorders and chronic pain. |
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| spellingShingle | Spin-Based Modeling of Perception as Emergent from contextualized Internal Evaluation Fanfarillo, Laura Diez, Gustavo Mayordomo, Victor Gómez Bosch, Miguel Arias-Gonzalez, J. Ricardo Valenzuela, Belén Neurons and Cognition Statistical Mechanics We develop a microscopic model of perception of an interoceptive sensation in which spin-like variables encode an organism's internal evaluation of embodied vital norms associated with the sensation. Spins can take positive, negative, or neutral values. These local valorizations interact on a lattice embedded in the environmental context, and their collective configuration gives rise to a macroscopic perceptual state. By applying a coarse-graining procedure to a family of symmetric spin models, we derive a macroscopic Landau-type functional that makes explicit the mechanism by which key phenomenological features of perception, emerge from microscopic evaluative interactions. A central result is that the inclusion of a neutral evaluative state fundamentally alters the structure of the perceptual landscape, enhancing entropy, lowering the critical threshold, and increasing sensitivity to contextual input. These results establish a principled link between microscopic evaluative processes and large-scale perceptual organization, offering a flexible framework for integrating perceptual regulation and neurobiological modeling. The model integrates notions of neuroscience and cognitive science using the formalism of condensed matter field theory and providing novel theoretical insights and experimental predictions for conditions such as mental disorders and chronic pain. |
| title | Spin-Based Modeling of Perception as Emergent from contextualized Internal Evaluation |
| topic | Neurons and Cognition Statistical Mechanics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.06041 |