Description This document presents the Neurosymbolic Multimodal Cognitive Architecture (NMCA), a theoretical, modular cognitive framework designed for research exploration, academic discussion, and controlled sandbox simulation of visual-symbolic intelligence. The NMCA integrates low-resolution visual simulation as a core substrate for grounded thought, symbolic memory with pegging and composability for infinite scaling, reflective meta-cognition, perpetual symbolic processes, multi-agent symbolic culture harmonization, and extensive safety/governance mechanisms. Expanded to 128 modules from an initial core of ~42, it addresses key challenges in contemporary AI research (2025–2026), including continual learning stability, causal reasoning, uncertainty handling, commonsense grounding, adversarial robustness, explainability, and explicit symbolic-latent bridging—without relying solely on emergent behavior from large-scale training. Each module targets a specific functional requirement drawn from cognitive science and AI safety literature, providing greater transparency, controllability, and verifiability compared to black-box neural approaches. Key features: Visual simulation core for fuzzy internal thought scenes (not high-fidelity 3D). Symbolic memory saturation controls, drift monitoring, and narrative coherence. Perpetual reflection with human-level extensions and Phase 2 longevity governors (cycle rate limiting, error dampening, drift correction). Robust safety stack: deception modeling, recursive checks, human anchors, role locking, hard containment. This is a conceptual design only—not intended for autonomous deployment or operational use. All implementations must preserve ethical safeguards, alignment mechanisms, and narrative integrity. Use is limited to research, sandbox reflection, academic analysis, and human-guided simulation. Version: 2026.02.25 (or v1.0 for the 128-module expansion) License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) Additional conditions (add in notes or license description field if needed): All derivatives must prominently cite: "Neurosymbolic Multimodal Cognitive Architecture (NMCA) - by Derek Van Derven (2026)." Permanent link. https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafybeifumtekbpnbli67thlxlxy5k2xnl2frwp7gpnyt427ymntcny3owu Pin and Share. CID: bafybeifumtekbpnbli67thlxlxy5k2xnl2frwp7gpnyt427ymntcny3owu My ORCID Page: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4149-5384
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