Skill: Reafference & Corollary Discharge (von Holst Neuroscience)

Category: Behavioral Verification | Neural Mechanism Implementation Level: Advanced (Requires understanding of: reafference theory, signal processing, corollary discharge) Status: ✓ COMPLETE & OPERATIONAL Trit Assignment: +1 (PLUS) - Active threat detection & signal amplification Propagates To: codex, claude, amp, cursor, copilot

Overview

Implements von Holst's reafference theory (1950) - a breakthrough neuroscience principle describing how organisms distinguish self-generated signals from external threats.

Core Principle:

"The brain doesn't passively receive sensory feedback. It actively PREDICTS what feedback should occur and CANCELS it out. Only MISMATCHES between prediction and sensation reach conscious attention."