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Table 1 Categorical explanation of states of base network (level I)

From: Narcissism and fame: a complex network model for the adaptive interaction of digital narcissism and online popularity

Categories

References

Stimulus states

the representation of the world external to the body can come into the brain only via the body itself” (Damasio 2012)

wsi

World state. i = stimulus s; positive/negative feedback (pf/nf)

ssi

Sensory state. i = stimulus; pf/nf

srsi

Representation state j = pf/nf

Attribution/evaluation states

Narcissism involves states for self-enhancement and mentalizing” (Olsson et al. 2014)

eval+ 

Positive evaluation of feedback

eval-

Negative evaluation of feedback

Happiness related states

fMRI studies show activations at or near dopaminergic midbrain nuclei and the VS that correlate with both reward expectation and reward prediction errors…”(Daniel and Pollmann 2014)

bs+

Self-belief state

striatum

Ventral Striatum: brain part

PFC

Prefrontal cortex: brain part

fsreward

Feeling state of reward (Amygdala)

fslove

Feeling state self-love (Amygdala)

eshappy

Execution state of happiness

insula

Anterior Insula: brain part

Sentiment related action states

mind is informed of the actions taken.. the feeling associated with the information signifies that the actions were engendered by our self” (Damasio 2012)

os

Ownership state

psact

Preparation state of action

esact

Execution state of action

Body loops: sentiment (sent) and anxiety (anx)

The as-if body loop hypothesis entails that the brain structures in charge of triggering a particular emotion be able to connect to the structures in which the body state corresponding to the emotion would be mapped.” (Damasio 2012)

wsi

World state for i = sent/anx

ssi

Sensor state i = sent/anx

psi

Preparation state for i = sent/anx

fsi

Feeling state for i = sent/anx

essent

Execution state of sentiment

Predicted effect of action

They need to know that this person will listen to their fears, take them seriously and do something” (Elliott 2002)

wseff

World state of effect

sseff

Sensor state of effect

srseff

Representation state of effect

Control states

the survival intention of the eukaryotic cell and the survival intention implicit in human consciousness are one and the same”. (Damasio 2012)

cs

Control state

val

Valuation state

Popularity

popularity moderated … depressive symptoms.” (Nesi and Prinstein 2015)

wspop

World state of effect

sspop

Sensor state of effect

srspop

Representation state of effect