Concept Neural Combo

What combination of neurons would be required for comprehension of a concept?

By “concept” I basically mean a generalized idea. An idea will typically have a cause and effect, so for it to be generalized, means it should be stated in a way which can include various factors which will still cause the same effect indicated by the idea, and therein concept. I further explained concepts and their relevance to intelligence, in a post from a yr ago; Carry the Concept. Basically, concepts require the mental ability to comprehend the cause and effect outlined by the concept, and to compare variables which would fit the concept, in order to cause the indicated resulting effect. 

The method of function of this mental ability is the question at hand. According to my understanding, it seems plausible that all memory could be saved and accessed by the brain, using combinations of neurons and synapses. Included in memory access could be the process of conscious comprehension of cause and effect, as I hypothesised in my last post; Conscious Neural Combo. If we are able to be conscious of cause and effect, through the process of accessing neural combos representing factors and the interaction of those factors, then comprehending a concept, should be plausible as an additional step of this method of function.

Since a concept involves various factors which can cause the same effect, it seems likely that someone would need to 1st save multiple “conscious combos” of neurons, which each represent the interaction of cause and effect of factors. Any of the interactions saved in memory, must have the same resulting effect, with different factors, for them to be relevant to the same concept. 

For eg, the concept of flight, requires comprehension of the effect of an object sustaining height in the air. For someone to save the concept of “flight” in their memory, they would have to access memory of multiple interactions of objects, which have the same cause and effect of sustaining height. If someone accesses memory of the interaction of a bird flying, but not other objects flying, then they will only remember specifically a bird for the word “flight”. If they additionally access memory of the interaction of a butterfly flying, they will be able to remember that other objects could have the same interaction with the air (of flight), and save the labelled concept as its intended meaning of cause and effect, which could include various factors.

Since concepts involve multiple factors causing the same interaction, the neural combos which represent the concept, seem they would be less distinct or accurate, than other memories of specific objects or occurrences. The neural combo for a concept, seems it would consist of interactions with multiple objects, therefore the neural combos representing the factor which can vary, would be less distinct or precise. The neural combo could become more precise when an example of the concept is remembered, but since multiple examples represent the same concept, the neural combo would generally be less precise. 

Typically there is a common element for a concept, which should improve effectivity of saving the concept as an overall memory. A concept can have various factors, but since a certain cause and effect defines the limits of the concept, that effect would be 1 common element. For eg, the concept of an object stretching, involves the interaction of one of the objects dimensions becoming longer, relative to its other dimensions. The common element is the object becoming physically longer, so the common memory of objects becoming longer, makes the concept more effective to be saved and accessed in memory. The neural combo representing visual measurements of the shape of objects becoming longer, would likely be a linking element to various interactions saved in memory, of other objects stretching.

The neural construct representing a concept, seems it would be a neural combo of a generalized interaction. Multiple interactions would each have to be previously saved as neural combos, then the common link between the interactions (of the effect of the concept) would be the element which can trigger memory of various applicable interactions (each represented by a neural combo).The overall neural combo representing the concept, would be a group of neurons which does not accurately represent any sensory measurements, but specific examples of interactions can be triggered by the common element, in order to cause more accurate neural combo representations of measurements. The label of language itself is a neural combo which helps link and trigger the various examples of interactions

A concept seems to be a short form reference for multiple interactions which include the same cause and effect. In the same way we have labels to categorize various objects which have traits that are within the range outlined by the categories’ label, we also have concepts to categorize various interactions, which have a cause and effect that are within the range, outlined by the label which is applicable for that particular Concept Neural-Combo.