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The Piscatawaytor predicts that the self-organization of the

component cells belonging to the five distinct functional classes are

achieved in part through the exchange of information among relevant

cells through diffusible intercellular messenger molecules specific for

each communication system, of which there are postulated to be a total

of 25 as listed in Table 3.11.

As can be seen in Figure 3.25, the motion system (M) is placed at the

center of the tetrahedron, the simplex of the three-dimensional space

[197], because motion is thought to constitute the most fundamental char-

acteristics of life including that of the human body as indicated in the

following quotation from [7, p. 144]:

... the fact that the M system must be relegated to the center of the

tetrahedron in order to effectuate the simultaneous contacts suggests

the possibility that the most important biological function of the

human body is voluntary motions, including thought processes

(emphasis added). This conclusion places voluntary motions, which

we all too readily take for granted, at the center of our biological being.

Is it possible that there is some deep philosophical significance to this

conclusion? Have we underestimated the fundamental biological and

evolutionary significance of our voluntary bodily motions? (3.26)

The idea expressed in this paragraph appears consonant with the

dynamical approach to cognitive science advocated in Mind as Motion

edited by Port and van Gelder [198], which motivates me to suggest that

the Piscatawaytor may provide a biologically realistic theoretical frame-

work for cognitive science of the future that can not only integrate existing

paradigms (e.g., computational vs. dynamical approaches), but also open

up new avenues of mind research.

3.2.21 The Human Body–Internet Metaphor (HIM)

The Internet is probably one of the most complex artifacts ever produced

by Homo sapiens. It is ironic that, although we own our body, we may not

understand our body as well as we do the Internet primarily because we

know how to make the latter but not the former. So to understand how the

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