A Phase Transition - mechanistic to organic

In the IDM work we have identified a phase transition where mechanistic recursive activities, mindlessly churning out classes of meanings (more often instance and class are undifferentiated and so a corse symmetric focus) suddenly turns into organic recursion where the classes reach a level of the whole set of classes being used as a language to describe the finer details of each element in the set. We see this sort of 'phase transition' in the studies of primitive indiginous language development versus such universal forms such as English. Prior to the transition the meanings are highly dependent on local context material - history/legend/myth/terrain etc - and as such not universal - there is a strong tie to literal interpretations. Post the phase transition we find that the classes of meanings can be used figuratively and so free of local context ties - a fully blown universal language develops.

The IDM focus on the generation of meaning covers differentiation and integration and these are easily mapped to the more specialist distinction of discrimination/recognition (difference/sameness). What transcends such is the frontal lobe and pre-frontal cortex developments where the PART/WHOLE dynamics of differentiating(anti-symmetry)/integrating(symmetry) leads into the emergence of asymmetry in the form of specialist languages that are used to mediate part-whole, difference-sameness, issues:

"The method of analogy presupposes the more fundamental concept of symmetry, and this would seem, as we have seen, to be the magic ingredient which makes physics work. Symmetry allows us to do what Newton and other analytic physicists have wished to do: to define an abstract, unknowable reality, combined with a process of observation or measurement of its parts. Symmetry is not really, as we might imagine, a measure of similarity, but a measure of difference, or, to be more specific, absolute oppositeness or negation. Symmetry between two concepts means absolute identity in most respects, combined with absolute opposition in one. So symmetry allows us to characterize a part of reality without characterizing the whole. Only through symmetry can unity result in diversity. And physics works in such a way that when you characterize a part of reality in a certain way, you are necessarily characterizing the rest as different (i.e. opposite)." p59 - Rowlands, Peter (2007)"Zero to infinity: the foundations of physics" World Scientific

Analysis of basic brain function brings out the XOR (Exclusive OR) nature of differentiating and the EQV (equivalence) nature of integrating. As such we see that each is the negation of the other (XOR = NOT EQV and visa versa). The PRECISION issues of differentiating and integrating, where the former can reduce to a point but the latter can reduce to no less than two points, then bring out the PARRTICULAR/GENERAL focus and as such the aspects analysis of anti-symmetry.

In IDM there is an identification of neural hierarchies - the rigid form of syntax emergent from a less rigid, more web/network-like form associated with semantics. LEVELS in these hierarchies bring out the dynamics of parallel processing of information with consciousness being at the 'top' in the context of precision in assessing local context details. This is also covered in Matte-Blanco's work:

"The consciousness level appears to be the one that is most sensitive in discriminating asymmetries and differences of converses. Simultaneously at a less conscious level the mind seems to be more interested in similarities and samenesses. Because it is a coordinator for dealing with the world, consciousness cannot manage too many samenesses. [brings out the serial nature]. The unconscious, on the other hand, can manage this [brings out the parallel nature]" p27 Rayner, E., (2003)"Unconscious Logic : an introduction to Matte Blanco's bi-logic and its uses" Brunner-Routledge - my brackets [].