Simulating the mind and applications – a theory-based chance for understanding psychic transformations in somatic symptom disorders

Figure 3 Mealy model. Current state and current inputs determine the Mealy model’s output values. A mealy machine consists of a finite set of states, inputs and outputs and a transition as well as an output function. The model produces an output (h) while an input (a) is received (in the same simulation step). In this figure the real circuit is conceptually split into two layers: the physical layer (rectangle shaded in grey) and the information layer (rectangle shaded in white). The interface between both layers (dashed line) is defined by the information flowing through them. An abstract concept of the transition between the two layers (information technology and physics) is shown.