MindArc Depths 3–4: Represented Experience, Response Activation, and the Sixteen Inner Experiences
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: Depths 3 and 4 of MindArc, the integrative mind architecture, record two things that occur in a single episode before thinking and before action: the image that appears in mind (D3) and response readiness, which the model calls in full the direction, first turn, and emotion of response (D4). This article sets out these two depths in more detail than the overview article. D3 reads one image through three components, Representation Source, Image Depth, and Represented Content, yielding four Mental Images (R3a) and the 16 cells of the Inner Scene (R3). D4 reads Engagement Target, First Turn, and Affect Formation, yielding four Emergent Drives (R4a), which are the four domains of competency, and the 12 cells of the Inner Stance (R4), which reads the emotional tone as what the mind expects in advance about whether what it is attending to will turn out negative, neutral, or positive. Pairing the Mental Image with the Emergent Drive in the same episode gives Inner Experience (R3–4), the sixteen inner experiences. Each has a core defined by the Inner Scene of that image in the matter the drive attends to, while the tone of the episode is read from the Inner Stance. The article reviews the research that supports each component, separates what is the model's design from what has supporting work, and presents the main tables, four work examples, the six points of communication, and the sequence within a single episode that links these two depths to understanding and regulation. Every value in the article is a value of an episode, not a type of person. The model has not yet been tested empirically, so the article closes with measurement principles based on real episodes, testable hypotheses, and limitations. This article is a part article of the MindArc overview article (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23578802). The record holds the article in Thai and English.
Author: Jirakankorn, Akira
Language: English
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225448963