{"title":"Hominization of cognition, hominization of computer","authors":"S. Okuyama","doi":"10.1109/CT.1997.617695","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Hominization of the brain is the evolution of the human brain traits that discriminate the genus Homo from its primate ancestors. In the human's cognition, one of the characteristics of hominization is an evolutionary hierarchy of the information centers. Its ascending limbs consist of: the primary sensory cortices, higher order sensory cortical areas, the association cortices; and its descending limbs consist of: higher order motor cortices that feed the primary motor cortices. We may intervene in the processing, especially that taking place in the association cortices. We monitor and manipulate the processing by retrieving, modifying, storing or replaying the informational material: thinking whatever at all. Here we have a virtual experience. This ability expands to processing even in the substantial absence of any perceivable objects, enabling us to communicate with verbal words and with symbols and letters. We can train ourselves to better operate computers, in an adaptation of the human being to the machinery. However, shall we be \"sensed\" and \"cognized\" when we engage in selected jobs and our ever-changing intention is deciphered by the computers? If so, will the computers manipulate and control machinery and fulfill jobs on our behalf? Or, are we to evolve ourselves to the needs of the computer technology? If so, can we efficiently monitor our own errors and have the errors promptly corrected?.","PeriodicalId":212776,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings Second International Conference on Cognitive Technology Humanizing the Information Age","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1997-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Proceedings Second International Conference on Cognitive Technology Humanizing the Information Age","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CT.1997.617695","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Hominization of the brain is the evolution of the human brain traits that discriminate the genus Homo from its primate ancestors. In the human's cognition, one of the characteristics of hominization is an evolutionary hierarchy of the information centers. Its ascending limbs consist of: the primary sensory cortices, higher order sensory cortical areas, the association cortices; and its descending limbs consist of: higher order motor cortices that feed the primary motor cortices. We may intervene in the processing, especially that taking place in the association cortices. We monitor and manipulate the processing by retrieving, modifying, storing or replaying the informational material: thinking whatever at all. Here we have a virtual experience. This ability expands to processing even in the substantial absence of any perceivable objects, enabling us to communicate with verbal words and with symbols and letters. We can train ourselves to better operate computers, in an adaptation of the human being to the machinery. However, shall we be "sensed" and "cognized" when we engage in selected jobs and our ever-changing intention is deciphered by the computers? If so, will the computers manipulate and control machinery and fulfill jobs on our behalf? Or, are we to evolve ourselves to the needs of the computer technology? If so, can we efficiently monitor our own errors and have the errors promptly corrected?.