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In light of our studies this week, I propose that the I-function could be a filter as opposed to a box. Inputs and outputs could run through this filter, defining the electrical signals as individual-specific. For example, the signal for "pain in arm" is edified and turned into "the specific pain in MY arm" when run through the "comb" of the I-function. This filtering process is performed on signals which the nervous system can alter through reafferent loops. For example, the "specific pain in MY arm" might be due to a splinter stuck in my skin. The I-function allows me to realize MY pain and MY ability to alleviate it by removing the splinter. Unconcious actions, or actions that are not outwardly claimed by the nervous system as "mine," such as breathing and blood circulation are not run through the I-function continuously because they exist inside the body and are not influenced by reafferent loops in the same way.