Theoretical framework proposes integrated mechanisms for brain functions in humans, suggesting new experimental approaches.
Current evolutionary and cognitive frameworks often treat phenomena such as dreaming (REM sleep), somnambulism (sleepwalking), acrophobia-induced paralysis (height vertigo), and vasovagal syncope (fainting) as disparate, non-linear evolutionary adaptations or pathological anomalies. This paper proposes a novel, integrative conceptual framework: The Biological Neuro-Cybernetics Model (BNCM). We hypothesize that the central nervous system (CNS) operates under a strict hierarchy of hardware-preservation protocols analogous to modern industrial computing architecture. Within this framework: (1) REM sleep functions as a "System Keep-Alive Protocol" to prevent core somatic and cerebral localized hypothermia and neural dynamic stagnation during prolonged slow-wave stasis; (2) Somnambulism represents a "Mechanical Clutch Dissociation" where local motor interfaces are hyper-activated via localized brainstem survival loops while executive cortical logging remains suppressed; (3) Height vertigo operates as an automated "Biomechanical Hardware Interlock" designed to prevent catastrophic displacement via immediate locomotor invalidation (anti-panic immobilization); and (4) Syncope serves as a rigid "Overload Fusion hard reboot" to prevent neuro-excitotoxicity during acute data-stream saturation. By re-framing biological vulnerabilities as rigid, hardware-level protective codes, this unified theory provides testable, falsifiable experimental predictions that challenge traditional homeostatic paradigms. This manuscript presents a theoretical framework intended to generate testable hypotheses. The proposed mechanisms remain speculative until validated through experimental investigation.
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Jilong Zhou (2026) studied this question.