What's the counterexample for an emotion without any thought?
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that's like asking "point to part of canvas with no paint on it" Background emotional texture is continuous. Thought is discrete.
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A simple example is a baby in pre-verbal state. Cries/smiles randomly in response to sensory and memory processes
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Thought: Deliberate mental or physical operations with meaning-objects (words, images, sounds, electronic components...)
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Interesting. Which part is "comprehension" then? Sensory input->pattern matching->reactions/loops/processing/state change.
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"comprehension" is something like discontinuous compression progress events in the process. As in arxiv.org/abs/0812.4360
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That sounds more like intelligence at fork - function fitting/reductionism. While comprehending is more of pattern matching.
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I don't think the two are different. A pattern recognition IS a compression.
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Comprehension - compressor working on input data, vs intelligence - compressor feedback/modifying itself to compress the data better.
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hmm I don't think that's a distinction that actually maps to anything. It's just convenient. Brain not von-neumann arch.
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yup so I try to keep my metaphors roughly consistent with neuroanatomy
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Diff. chains of thought - one is sense, react, move on, other is sense, react, reflect/process, alter react. Acting vs learning.
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The react part can derail the rest - scared of bees, run away. Instead of swat, de-reinorce bad neural link a little.

