Cognitive Control System Overview¶

This diagram provides a comprehensive overview of the NeuroCognitive Architecture (NCA) cognitive control system.

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    subgraph CognitiveControl["NCA Cognitive Control System"]
        direction TB
        class CognitiveControl main

        subgraph CoreComponents["Core Cognitive Components"]
            direction TB
            class CoreComponents component

            subgraph GoalManager["Goal Management"]
                direction TB
                class GoalManager goal
                GoalCreation[Goal<br>Creation] --- GoalPrioritization[Goal<br>Prioritization]
                GoalTracking[Goal<br>Tracking] --- GoalCompletion[Goal<br>Completion]
                class GoalCreation,GoalPrioritization,GoalTracking,GoalCompletion subcomponent
            end

            subgraph AttentionSystem["Attention System"]
                direction TB
                class AttentionSystem attention
                FocusManagement[Focus<br>Management] --- DistractionFiltering[Distraction<br>Filtering]
                ContextualAwareness[Contextual<br>Awareness] --- AttentionAllocation[Attention<br>Allocation]
                class FocusManagement,DistractionFiltering,ContextualAwareness,AttentionAllocation subcomponent
            end

            subgraph Planning["Planning System"]
                direction TB
                class Planning planning
                PlanGeneration[Plan<br>Generation] --- TaskDecomposition[Task<br>Decomposition]
                ResourceAllocation[Resource<br>Allocation] --- ConstraintSatisfaction[Constraint<br>Satisfaction]
                class PlanGeneration,TaskDecomposition,ResourceAllocation,ConstraintSatisfaction subcomponent
            end

            subgraph Execution["Execution Control"]
                direction TB
                class Execution execution
                TaskExecution[Task<br>Execution] --- ProgressMonitoring[Progress<br>Monitoring]
                ErrorHandling[Error<br>Handling] --- AdaptiveControl[Adaptive<br>Control]
                class TaskExecution,ProgressMonitoring,ErrorHandling,AdaptiveControl subcomponent
            end
        end

        subgraph Models["Cognitive Models"]
            direction TB
            class Models component
            GoalModel[Goal<br>Model] --- TaskModel[Task<br>Model]
            PlanModel[Plan<br>Model] --- ExecutionModel[Execution<br>Model]
            class GoalModel,TaskModel,PlanModel,ExecutionModel subcomponent
        end

        subgraph ExecutiveFunction["Executive Functions"]
            direction TB
            class ExecutiveFunction component
            InhibitoryControl[Inhibitory<br>Control] --- CognitiveFlexibility[Cognitive<br>Flexibility]
            WorkingMemoryMgmt[Working Memory<br>Management] --- DecisionMaking[Decision<br>Making]
            class InhibitoryControl,CognitiveFlexibility,WorkingMemoryMgmt,DecisionMaking subcomponent
        end

        subgraph Monitoring["System Monitoring"]
            direction TB
            class Monitoring component
            PerformanceTracking[Performance<br>Tracking] --- ResourceMonitoring[Resource<br>Monitoring]
            GoalAlignment[Goal<br>Alignment] --- SystemAdaptation[System<br>Adaptation]
            class PerformanceTracking,ResourceMonitoring,GoalAlignment,SystemAdaptation subcomponent
        end
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    %% External connections
    MemorySystem[Memory<br>System] --> GoalManager
    MemorySystem --> AttentionSystem
    HealthSystem[Health<br>System] --> Execution
    HealthSystem --> AttentionSystem
    IntegrationSystem[Integration<br>System] --> GoalManager

    %% Internal connections
    GoalManager --> Planning
    Planning --> Execution
    AttentionSystem --> Planning
    AttentionSystem --> Execution
    Models --> GoalManager
    Models --> Planning
    ExecutiveFunction --> GoalManager
    ExecutiveFunction --> AttentionSystem
    Monitoring --> Execution
    Monitoring --> GoalManager

    %% Bidirectional connections
    GoalManager <--> AttentionSystem
    Planning <--> Models
    Execution <--> Monitoring

    %% Node styling
    class MemorySystem,HealthSystem,IntegrationSystem external

Cognitive Control System Components¶

The NCA cognitive control system provides the executive functions and goal-directed processing capabilities of the architecture. It consists of the following key components:

Core Cognitive Components¶

1. Goal Management:
2. Goal Creation: Processes for creating new goals
3. Goal Prioritization: Algorithms for prioritizing goals
4. Goal Tracking: Mechanisms for tracking goal progress

5. Goal Completion: Processes for completing goals

6. Attention System:

7. Focus Management: Manages focus on relevant information
8. Distraction Filtering: Filters out distractions
9. Contextual Awareness: Maintains awareness of context

10. Attention Allocation: Allocates attention resources

11. Planning System:

12. Plan Generation: Generates plans to achieve goals
13. Task Decomposition: Breaks down complex tasks
14. Resource Allocation: Allocates resources to tasks

15. Constraint Satisfaction: Ensures plans satisfy constraints

16. Execution Control:

17. Task Execution: Controls task execution
18. Progress Monitoring: Monitors execution progress
19. Error Handling: Handles execution errors
20. Adaptive Control: Adapts execution based on feedback

Cognitive Models¶

1. Goal Model: Model for representing goals
2. Task Model: Model for representing tasks
3. Plan Model: Model for representing plans
4. Execution Model: Model for representing execution state

Executive Functions¶

1. Inhibitory Control: Controls impulsive actions
2. Cognitive Flexibility: Adapts to changing conditions
3. Working Memory Management: Manages working memory
4. Decision Making: Makes decisions based on goals and context

System Monitoring¶

1. Performance Tracking: Tracks system performance
2. Resource Monitoring: Monitors resource usage
3. Goal Alignment: Ensures alignment with goals
4. System Adaptation: Adapts system behavior

External Connections¶

The cognitive control system connects with: - Memory System: For retrieving and storing information - Health System: For health-aware adaptation - Integration System: For goal-directed prompting

The cognitive control system is designed to provide the high-level executive functions of the NCA, coordinating the activities of other systems to achieve goals in an adaptive and flexible manner.