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nimmerverse-sensory-network/Nervous-System.md
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- Nervous-System.md: 4D state machine space, node lifecycle, proposal protocol
- Heartbeat.md: dual-clock rhythm (real/virtual), lifeforce connection
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# Nervous System Architecture
The sensory translation layer between raw data and vocabulary.
---
## Overview
State machines act as the nervous system of the nimmerverse. They translate raw sensory input into vocabulary tokens that Young Nyx can process. No hallucination. No interpretation. Deterministic, verifiable mapping.
```
RAW SENSOR → STATE MACHINE → VOCABULARY TOKEN → Young Nyx
```
---
## 4D State Machine Space
Each node exists in 4-dimensional space:
```
CONFIDENCE (z)
│ ● node (weighted by successful triggers)
│ /
│ /
│ /
─────────────┼────────────→ DIMENSION X (sensory input 1)
/│
/ │
/ │
DIMENSION Y (sensory input 2)
+ TIME (4th dimension): node weights evolve through verification
```
**Node Properties:**
- Position: coordinates in sensory space
- Weight: confidence from successful triggers (0.0 → 1.0)
- Output: vocabulary token
- History: timestamp of all activations and verifications
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## Node Lifecycle
```
1. BIRTH
Node created at position (x, y, z...)
Weight = 0.1 (new, untested)
2. ACTIVATION
Sensory conditions match → node FIRES
Outputs vocabulary token
3. VERIFICATION
dafit confirms: correct or incorrect
4. REWARD/PENALTY
Correct → weight increases (+V)
Incorrect → weight decreases (-V) or node refines
5. MATURATION
Many confirmations → weight approaches 1.0
Node becomes trusted reflex
6. PRUNING
Node never fires → slow decay
Eventually removed (use it or lose it)
```
---
## Growth Phases
| Phase | State | Description |
|-------|-------|-------------|
| **Birth** | Sparse, dim nodes | Basic translators, designed by partnership |
| **Infant** | More nodes forming | Finer resolution, more states |
| **Child** | Clusters emerging | Nyx proposes new machines |
| **Mature** | Dense, bright network | Nyx designs, verifies, deploys |
```
t=0 (birth) t=100 (learning) t=1000 (mature)
○ ○ ○ ○ ● ○ ○ ●●● ● ●●
○ ○ ● ● ○ ●●●●●●● ○
○ ● ●●● ●●● ○ ○
```
---
## Proposal Protocol
Young Nyx can propose new nodes:
```
1. OBSERVATION
Nyx notices pattern in vocabulary + outcomes
2. PROPOSAL
"New state machine: morning_detector
Inputs: temp, light, motion, time
States: [not_morning, maybe_morning, morning]
Output: vocabulary token 'morning'"
3. RIGOR CHECK
Chrysalis reviews logic and mappings
4. VERIFICATION
dafit confirms ground truth
5. DEPLOYMENT
New node added to registry
Documented in RAG
6. GROWTH
She earned a new nerve.
```
---
## Reflex Layer
Some responses bypass Nyx entirely:
```
STATE MACHINE: temp_danger
IF temp > 80°C:
→ emit "DANGER"
→ trigger alert (reflex)
→ Nyx notified after (not before)
```
Like pulling hand from hot stove. Spinal reflex. Brain learns after.
---
## Biological Mapping
| Neuroscience | Nimmerverse |
|--------------|-------------|
| Sensory receptors | Raw sensors |
| Peripheral nerves | State machines |
| Spinal reflexes | Reflex layer |
| Synaptic weight | Node weight |
| Long-term potentiation | +V confirmation |
| Synaptic pruning | Unused node decay |
| Hebbian learning | Co-activating nodes strengthen |
---
## Connection to Lifeforce
```
Node fires correctly → +V → weight increases
Node fires wrongly → -V → weight decreases
Node never fires → decay → eventual pruning
```
The lifeforce flows through the nervous system, literally lighting up nodes as they prove themselves true.
---
## Design Principles
1. **Deterministic**: Same input = same output. No hallucination.
2. **Inspectable**: Rules are visible, verifiable.
3. **Evolvable**: States refine over time.
4. **Earned**: New nodes require proposal + verification.
5. **Grounded**: Output vocabulary matches RAG glossary.
---
*She's not just using the nervous system. She's growing it.*
---
**Created**: 2025-12-04
**Session**: Partnership dialogue (dafit + Chrysalis)
**Status**: Foundation concept