Systemic Neuroscience Based on Dynamic Connectomes, Existential Metabolism, and Decolonial Knowledges

We propose an integrative model of consciousness and cognition that bridges contemporary neuroscience with non-Western epistemologies. Introducing the DANA framework (DNA-Vital Spirituality), we reconceptualize intelligence as an emergent property of dynamic body-environment-culture systems. Through the principles of Vital Convolution and Triple-Aspect Monism, we demonstrate how brain connectomes (organized into Rock-Paper-Scissors systems) interact with the 12 human senses and pre-activated memories to generate perception and consciousness. This approach offers novel insights into belonging, DREX-based economic agency (Brazil’s retail CBDC), and collaborative education—key to addressing contemporary civilizational challenges.

DREX Citizen

Introduction

Modern neuroscience faces a paradox: despite advances in brain mapping, it fails to adequately explain conscious experience. We overcome this limitation through:  

1. DANA Intelligence: A unifying concept integrating:  

   - Molecular processes (DNA)  

   - Existential metabolism (affect)  

   - Vital spirituality (ancestral knowledges)  

2. Dynamic Connectome Model:  

   - Rock: Fast system (Kahneman’s System 1, salience networks)  

   - Paper: Metacognitive flexibility (Default Mode Network)  

   - Scissors: Critical analysis (frontoparietal network)  

3. Convolution Principle: A dynamic process where:  

C=∑(Ideas×Values×Experiences)×Activated_Memorie

Methods 

A transmethodological approach combining:  

1. Complex Network Analysis (fMRI, NIRS, EEG-DC, EEG microstates)  

2. Comparative Ethnoscience (Amerindian and Andean epistemologies)  

3. Systemic Modeling of the 12 Human Senses  (Belonging as Human Quorum Sensing)

4. Secular Neutrality Protocols (working memory buffer)  

Results

1. Neurophysiology of Convolution

Three fundamental patterns identified:  

 Neurophysiology of Convolution

2. Existential Space-Volume*

Temporal perception emerges from:  


 Existential Space-Volume

Where:  

- Volume = Pre-activated memories + Attention  

- Space = Body-territory + Social environment  

3. Belonging and Citizen DREX  

fNIRS studies revealed:  

- Groups with guaranteed basic income exhibited:  

  - 23% greater DMN connectivity  

  - 17% lower amygdala activation to stressors  

Discussion

Decolonizing Neuroscience 

Our findings challenge three pillars of Western science:  

1. Binary constructs (subject-object, mind-body)  

2. Homo Economicus assumptions  

3. Consciousness as epiphenomenon  

APUS and Extended Proprioception  

The Andean concept of APUS (sacred mountains) models:  

- Culturally situated neuroplasticity  

- Ecological interoception  

Conclusions

1. Consciousness is a metabolic-relational process.  

2. Responsible states must implement DREX-driven policies to reduce neural stress linked to financial precarity.

3. Education must shift to collaborative models integrating neuroeconomics and decolonial praxis.

Future Directions 

1. Develop DREX-neural quorum sensing interfaces for economic well-being.

2. Create decolonial research protocols centered on monetary sovereignty.

3. Implement participatory community neuroscience with CBDC-based incentives.

Table 1. Correspondences Between Scientific Concepts and Ancestral Knowledges  

Correspondences Between Scientific Concepts and Ancestral Knowledges

Key Definitions

• DREX: Brazil’s retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), analyzed here for its neurocognitive impacts on economic agency.

• DANA: DNA + Anima (Latin for "soul"), preserving the framework’s biocultural synthesis.

• APUS: Andean mountain deities, modeling ecological-cognitive integration.

This model rethinks global challenges through neuroeconomic decolonization, leveraging DREX as both a monetary tool and a catalyst for neural well-being.


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