Causal Cognitive Architecture 2: A Solution to the Binding Problem

The binding problem is considered in terms of how the brain or another cognitive system can recognize multiple sensory features from an object which may be among many objects, process those features individually and then bind the multiple features to the object they belong to. The Causal Cognitive Architecture 2 (CCA2) builds upon its predecessor with the Navigation Module now consisting of an Object Segmentation Gateway Module allowing segmentation of a sensory scene, the core Navigation Module where the navigation maps are operated on, and the Causal Memory Module storing navigation maps the CCA2 has made in the course of its experiences. Objects within an input sensory scene are segmented, and sensory features (i.e., visual, auditory, etc.) of each segmented object are spatially mapped onto a navigation map in addition to a mapping of all objects on another navigation map.