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The affective grounds of the mind. The Affective Pertinentization (APER) model
Sergio Salvatore1, Arianna Palmieri2, Raffaele De Luca Picione3
1Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Salento, Via di Valesio 24, 73100, Lecce, Italy.
Physics of Life Reviews
|August 7, 2024
Summary
The Affective Pertinentization (APER) model explains how affect, a neurophysiological process, shapes reality perception and meaning-making. A richer affective landscape leads to more differentiated meaning systems, crucial for survival and cognition.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Science
- Neuroscience
- Psychology
Background:
- Current theories on affect and meaning-making are reviewed.
- The Affective Pertinentization (APER) model is introduced as a novel framework.
- APER posits affect as fundamental to sense-making and environmental mapping.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present the Affective Pertinentization model (APER).
- To elucidate the role of affect in meaning-making.
- To explore APER's implications for various cognitive and psychological phenomena.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical model development.
- Conceptual analysis of affect and meaning-making.
- Comparison with existing theories of affect.
Main Results:
- APER proposes affect as a global, bipolar neurophysiological pattern mapping environmental variations.
- Affective landscapes are multidimensional, foregrounding survival-relevant environmental aspects.
- Meaning differentiation is directly proportional to the dimensionality of the affective landscape.
Conclusions:
- APER provides a novel framework for understanding affect's role in cognition.
- The model offers insights into sensory integration, psychopathology, and cultural influences.
- APER highlights the link between affective dimensionality and the richness of meaning systems.
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