Abstract
Description of the mechanics of conceptual thinking that stems from interaction sequences between the limbic system and the verbal areas of the neocortex. Description of the rise of the attention level to full active awareness when a feeling of uneasiness due to a verbal stimulus is triggered by the amygdala, followed by an active cogitation process involving the verbal areas of the neocortex, ending in the strengthening in the neocortex by the hippocampus of a synaptic network corresponding to a modified verbal sequence that removes or reduces the feeling of uneasiness that initiated the sequence. Description of the generalization abilitythat emerges from the use of articulated languages, acquired by education, from which conceptual thinking andalso the collectively intelligible mathematical language emerge that also develops to various degrees in some individuals by education. Description of the mathematical thinking mode, about whose engrams have been located in the neocortex in areas that do not overlap the verbal areas.
Highlights
The knowledge accumulated about the implication of the inner structures of the limbic system in articulated language processing, from which conceptual thinking emerges, is advanced to the point that a clear mechanics of conceptual thinking can be formulated
Description of the rise of the attention level to full active awareness when a feeling of uneasiness due to a verbal stimulus is triggered by the amygdala, followed by an active cogitation process involving the verbal areas of the neocortex, ending in the strengthening in the neocortex by the hippocampus of a synaptic network corresponding to a modified verbal sequence that removes or reduces the feeling of uneasiness that initiated the sequence
It seems clearly established that a N4 signal is recorded when semantic processing is required in relation to the context in which the words are used. This means that a N2/N4/P3 sequence corresponds to an effort made by the subject to more clearly understand the meaning of the sequence of words that elicited this N2/N4/P3 response; which confirms that a 3 steps physiological signal involving in sequence the amygdala, the verbal areas of the neocortex and the hippocampus, is required when some aspect of the verbal thought expressed by this sentence is felt to be in any sort of conflict with the set of other thoughts previously integrated on this issue, whether this sentence was heard or read originating from an external source, or internally formulated as the subject was mulling over this issue
Summary
The knowledge accumulated about the implication of the inner structures of the limbic system in articulated language processing, from which conceptual thinking emerges, is advanced to the point that a clear mechanics of conceptual thinking can be formulated. It appears that the response reflexes related to fear reactions induced by feelings of danger, controlled by the limbic system, of which the amygdala and the hippocampus are sub-components, are involved in the mechanics of conceptual thinking. It is in the limbic system, that Paul Chauchard identifies as being the seat of “bio-awareness” (Chauchard, 1963a), that the whole collection of biolog-
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