Polarization Theory of Motivations, Emotions and Attention

TL;DR

This paper proposes a new theory linking motivations, emotions, and attention to sensory system functions, based on neurophysiological mechanisms involving cell membrane polarization.

Contribution

It introduces a novel framework connecting mental phenomena with neuronal polarization states, integrating neurophysiology with psychological processes.

Findings

Neuronal polarization correlates with motivational and emotional states.

The theory explains attention modulation through sensory system activity.

Provides a neurophysiological basis for mental phenomena.

Abstract

A new theory of motivations, emotions and attention is suggested, considering them as functions of sensory systems. The theory connects neurophysiological mechanisms of mental phenomena with the change of metabolic and functional state of perceptive neurons, which is reflected in the degree of polarization of a cell membrane.