The Attention Formula: A Mathematical Model from the Charlie Line to Computational Power Allocation — An Integrated Theory of Attention within the Framework of Emotional Darwinism

Abstract Attention is the direction of computational power allocation in the brain — but what are the rules governing its allocation? This paper integrates multiple fragments of attention research: deviation‑driven mechanisms of the aesthetic instinct and the wonder family, the filtering mechanism of the Charlie Line, the hijacking by the Restorative Instinct, the influence of the dual baselines of dopamine and serotonin, and the interference of instinctual games. Ultimately, it derives a unified mathematical model. The model expresses attention allocation as: Net Driving Force = (Reward Deviation + Importance Deviation) / (Instinctual Game Interference + System Noise), where reward deviation is modulated by the dopaminergic tonic baseline, and importance deviation is modulated by the serotonergic tonic baseline. This formula resonates with the "Winner‑Take‑All" principle in neuroscience, providing a quantifiable theoretical framework for understanding attention allocation. This paper also reveals the essence of "emotional value" products — they are precise manipulations of the Charlie Line and the Restorative Instinct — and provides a neurocomputational formula for emotional value. Keywords: Attention; Charlie Line; Reward Prediction Error; Dopaminergic Tonic Baseline; Winner‑Take‑All; Computational Power Allocation; Emotional Value Chinese Abstract 注意力是大脑算力的分配方向,但它的分配规则是什么?本文整合了注意力研究的多个碎片:审美本能与惊奇家族的偏差驱动、察理线的过滤机制、复原本能的劫持、多巴胺与血清素双基线的影响、以及本能博弈的干扰,最终推导出一个统一的数学模型。该模型将注意力分配表达为:净驱动力 = (奖赏偏差 + 重要性偏差) / (本能博弈干扰 + 系统噪音),其中奖赏偏差受多巴胺基线调节,重要性偏差受血清素基线调节。这个公式与神经科学中“胜者全取”(Winner-Take-All)的竞争原则相呼应,为理解注意力分配提供了一个可量化的理论框架。本文还揭示了情绪价值产品的本质——它们是对察理线和复原本能的精准操控,并给出了情绪价值的神经计算公式。 关键词:注意力;察理线;奖赏预期偏差;多巴胺基线;胜者全取;算力分配;情绪价值