Cognitive Cybernetics
Identity
Cognitive Cybernetics defines the control architecture that governs cognition as a regulated system rather than a reasoning narrative.
It treats cognition as signal processing under constraint, not as intelligence, thought, or awareness.
Purpose
The purpose of Cognitive Cybernetics is to formalize how inference, decision-making, and internal representations are stabilized or destabilized over time.
This domain does not attempt to improve thinking. It defines how thinking breaks, loops, locks, or recovers.
Domain of Governance
Cognitive Cybernetics governs:
- Inference regulation
- Decision-loop stability
- Signal prioritization
- Bias persistence and release
- Resolution collapse and clarity restoration
It does not govern knowledge, creativity, or consciousness.
Structural Properties
Within Cognitive Cybernetics, cognitive behavior exhibits:
- Recursive feedback loops
- Lock-in effects and inertia
- Threshold-based decision collapse
- Signal saturation and starvation
- Cross-coupling with emotional and somatic regulation
These properties operate independently of content correctness.
Failure Modes
Failure in Cognitive Cybernetics manifests as:
- Repetitive reasoning loops
- Inability to exit incorrect inference paths
- Overfitting of internal models
- Decision paralysis or forced resolution
- Disconnection between perception and action
Failure is systemic, not intellectual.
Boundary Conditions
Cognitive Cybernetics does not:
- Measure intelligence
- Optimize reasoning performance
- Teach critical thinking
- Correct beliefs
- Replace psychology, neuroscience, or AI research
Any such application constitutes misinterpretation.
Relationship to CFIM360°
Cognitive Cybernetics functions as a central regulatory layer within CFIM360°.
It interfaces with:
- Cognitive Physics (structural origin of cognition)
- Emotional Cybernetics (signal modulation)
- Somatic Cybernetics (physiological constraints)
CFIM360° integrates these layers without collapsing their functions.
Reading Orientation
This page defines the structural domain of Cognitive Cybernetics.
For applied observation, refer to:
- Articles (operational patterns)
- Case Studies (behavior under constraint)
This page is declarative, not instructional.
System Status
This domain definition is active, sealed, and under continuous authorship.
Interpretation beyond stated boundaries is explicitly disallowed.