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The evolution of the human mind and logic--mathematics structures.

Rosendo A Yunes¹

¹Medicinal Chemistry NIQFAR, Universidade do Vale do Itajai (UNIVALI), 88302-202, Itajai, SC, Brazil. ryunes@qmc.ufsc.br

Journal of Theoretical Biology

|June 22, 2005

Summary

The human mind evolved to acquire universal logic-mathematics structures from reality. This, combined with the brain

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Area of Science:

Evolutionary biology
Cognitive science
Philosophy of mind

Background:

Living organisms interact with their environment through matter, energy, and information exchange.
Quantum reality and logic-mathematics structures are fundamental components of the universe.
Living beings are viewed as dynamic, information-organized complex systems.
Evolution is driven by environmental and intrinsic (auto-organization) information.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the evolutionary drivers of the human mind.
To propose a framework for understanding mind evolution based on information processing and universal structures.
To model mind evolution using the principles observed in the evolution of vision.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis integrating principles of systems theory, quantum mechanics, and evolutionary biology.
Comparative analysis using the evolution of the visual system as a model.
Theoretical framework development for mind-brain evolution.

Main Results:

The evolution of complex systems, like the eye, is driven by environmental information (e.g., sunlight) and intrinsic information-gaining mechanisms.
The human mind evolved to internalize logic-mathematics structures inherent in the universe.
This internalization creates an internal representation of the external world and self.

Conclusions:

The human mind's evolution is driven by the acquisition of universal logic-mathematics structures.
The brain's intrinsic capacity for auto-organization is a complementary driving force.
These complementary factors shape the mind's structure and function for reality acquisition.

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