?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+Ouroboros+Model&rft.creator=Thomsen%2C+Dr.+Knud&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Mind&rft.subject=Computational+Neuroscience&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=At+the+core+of+the+Ouroboros+Model+lies+a+self-referential+recursive+process+with+alternating+phases+of+data+acquisition+and+evaluation.+Memory+entries+are+organized+in+schemata.+Activation+at+a+time+of+part+of+a+schema+biases+the+whole+structure+and%2C+in+particular%2C+missing+features%2C+thus+triggering+expectations.+An+iterative+recursive+monitor+process+termed+%E2%80%98consumption+analysis%E2%80%99+is+then+checking+how+well+such+expectations+fit+with+successive+activations.+A+measure+for+the+goodness+of+fit%2C+%E2%80%9Cemotion%E2%80%9D%2C+provides+feedback+as+(self-)+monitoring+signal.+Contradictions+between+anticipations+based+on+previous+experience+and+actual+current+data+are+highlighted+as+well+as+minor+gaps+and+deficits.+The+basic+algorithm+can+be+applied+to+goal+directed+movements+as+well+as+to+abstract+rational+reasoning+when+weighing+evidence+for+and+against+some+remote+theories.+A+sketch+is+provided+how+the+Ouroboros+Model+can+shed+light+on+rather+different+characteristics+of+human+behavior+including+learning+and+meta-learning.+Partial+implementations+proved+effective+in+dedicated+safety+systems.&rft.date=2008-05-08&rft.type=Conference+Paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6081%2F1%2FBICA_paper_thomsen.pdf&rft.identifier=++Thomsen%2C+Dr.+Knud++(2008)+The+Ouroboros+Model.++%5BConference+Paper%5D++++(Unpublished)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6081%2F