Mental Development and Representation Building through Motivated Learning Janusz A. Starzyk

Motor processing Sensory processing Rewards and subconscious processing Planning and thinking Motivation and goal selection Episodic memory Semantic memory Action monitoring Attention switching Sensory inputs Motor outputs Central executive Top-Down Bottom-Up Interaction

 The goal is to reduce the dominant pain  Abstract goals are created to reduce abstract pains  Motivation is pain driven -+ Pain Dual pain + Thirsty Abstract pain “glass of water” – sensory input to abstract pain center Sensory pathway (perception, sense) Motor pathway (action, reaction) Primitive Level Level I Level II well - w. glass draw drink Activation Stimulation Inhibition Reinforcement Echo Need Expectation Connectionists Concept Creation

Motivation Driven Learning