All About Questimity

About five years ago, the author, comparing the clusters of questimity identified by that time with neurophysiological data, proposed a hypothesis about the connection between the questim pole and increased activity in the insular cortex (the so-called ""central lobe""). Accordingly, the declatim pole is interpreted as weakened insular cortex activity. Since then, new neurophysiological data on the functions of the insular cortex (including their predominant association with its different specific regions) have emerged, along with new data on the physiological and psycho-behavioral manifestations of socionic questimity itself. As a result, today there is no longer any room for doubt about the close and virtually identical connection between questimity and the active functions of the central part of the brain (the so-called ""insula"").

We will begin by briefly reviewing the main data from neuroimaging and other neurophysiological studies that specify the known functions of the insular cortex. Then we will present a list of the questimity clusters we have identified - in subsequent posts, already with their socionic profiles and an intercorrelation table. After that, we will analyze individual clusters, and then move on to some conclusions.

INSULAR CORTEX AS A WHOLE: The main role of the insula is the transmission of homeostatic information to consciousness (i.e., ensuring awareness of components of one’s internal homeostasis). Not only awareness but also direct participation in the regulation of homeostatic functions related to basic survival needs - such as taste, visceral sensations, and autonomic control. Control of autonomic functions through regulation of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems. Participation in the regulation of the immune system. Increased pain sensitivity on the contralateral side of the body. Increased skin tactile and vibrational sensitivity on the contralateral side of the body. Determination of the intensity of one's own pain sensations. Internal resonant representation of pain as ""one's own"" when viewing images of painful events. In communication, it enables the ability to produce long and complex oral sentences. Participation in motor control of hand and eye movements, swallowing acts, and speech articulation. Acts as a central command center, increasing heart rate and blood pressure at the onset of physical exertion. Bodily self-awareness. A sense of one’s own independence, freedom of action. Participation in the experience of emotions such as anger, fear, and disgust. Responsibilities of audiovisual integration.

ANTERIOR INSULAR CORTEX AS A WHOLE: Primarily associated with olfactory, gustatory, viscerautonomic, and limbic functions. Involved in taste reception, as well as in the perception of non-taste properties of oral stimuli related to texture (viscosity, granularity) or food temperature. Plays an important role in motor control of speech. Participates in vestibular regulation of balance (damage to the anterior insula may cause dizziness and balance disorders). Provides a sense of disgust toward both odors and the sight of contamination or injuries - even when the person only imagines the experience. Involved in emotional processing and empathy.

As part of the limbic system, it is responsible for emotional feelings, including maternal and romantic love, anger, fear, sadness, happiness, sexual arousal, disgust, aversion, injustice, indignation, insecurity, disbelief and doubt, social isolation, trust, empathy, and sculptural beauty. In fulfilling its tasks of maintaining homeostasis, it supports and intensifies conscious desires directed toward the “pleasant” - including cravings for food and drugs. It provides awareness of the painfulness of deprivation from something habitual, already incorporated into the body’s homeostasis. The insular cortex is activated when drug users are exposed to environmental cues that trigger craving, and the level of this activity correlates with subjective urges (cravings) for drugs. This has been shown for various substances, including cocaine, alcohol, opiates, and nicotine. The fact is that the insula plays an important role in remembering the pleasant interoceptive effects of any use (whether drugs or something more beneficial), anticipating these effects in the future. Accordingly, suppression of the insular cortex suppresses addiction. For instance, a 2007 study showed that smokers who suffered damage to the insular cortex, for example due to a stroke, almost completely eliminated their addiction to cigarettes. These individuals were found to be 136 times more likely to quit smoking than those with damage in other brain areas. Suppression of addictions through reversible inhibition of insular cortex functions was also demonstrated in experiments with rats. The anterior insular cortex is involved in interoception, self-reflection, and avoidance of uncertainty regarding internal representations of the world by ""anticipating the resolution of uncertainty or risk."" This uncertainty avoidance works by comparing predicted states with actual ones, i.e., ""signaling that we don’t understand something - that there is ambiguity."" In other words, the anterior insular cortex ensures the capacity for CRITICAL DOUBT. Accordingly, when it is damaged or otherwise functionally weakened, the ability to doubt (both one's own conclusions and externally imposed information) is reduced. A specific case of “undoubtingness” is ecstatic seizures, typically associated with lesions in the anterior insular cortex. During these seizures, which involve a sensation of allegedly immediate grasping of some ""absolute truth,"" often with a mystical hue, the comparison between predicted and actual states no longer functions, and discrepancies are no longer processed. Instead of the normal feeling of negative emotional arousal from prediction uncertainty, there is a false sense of emotional certainty. The study’s author, Picard, concludes that ""this can lead to a spiritual interpretation for some people.""

POSTERIOR INSULAR CORTEX AS A WHOLE: Primarily associated with auditory, aesthetic, and skeletomotor functions. Participates in tuning to new auditory stimuli, detecting “auditory deviations” (unexpected sounds), and distributing auditory attention.

LEFT INSULAR CORTEX: Increased signals to consciousness in response to unpleasant human faces (mainly frightened ones - for ethical types; mainly angry ones - for logical types).

RIGHT INSULAR CORTEX: Subvocal (silent, mental) speech. Ability to empathize with other people's pain. Ability to feel one’s own heartbeat frequency. Significant role in providing empathy and compassion.


LEFT ANTERIOR INSULAR CORTEX: Atrophy of the left anterior insular cortex causes symptoms of ""fluent expressive aphasia.""

LEFT POSTERIOR INSULAR CORTEX: No data.

RIGHT ANTERIOR INSULAR CORTEX: Awareness of one's thirst, pain, and fatigue. Awareness of one's heart rate. Awareness of one's negative emotional experience. Determining the degree of warmth or coldness in one’s skin sensations. Perception of the state of internal organs, including, for example, the stomach, bloating, bladder fullness. Awareness of the unpleasant aspect of sensations caused by any deviation of the internal state from homeostatic equilibrium (e.g., focuses attention on the discomfort of shortness of breath). Does not induce a desire to meditate (rather the opposite), but regular meditation practice - training attention toward body sensations - leads to thickening of the right anterior insular cortex. The right anterior insular cortex regulates interaction between the intensity of task-directed attention (dorsal attention system) and the arousal level created to maintain focus on relevant environmental elements (ventral attention system). This regulation of salience may be especially important during complex tasks when attention can become fatigued and lead to careless mistakes - by increasing arousal, the insular cortex sustains attention and prevents errors. However, if the right anterior insular cortex becomes overly active, the arousal can become excessive, resulting in ATTENTIONAL INSTABILITY and frequent ""frantic"" switching to other stimuli that may also seem significant.

RIGHT POSTERIOR INSULAR CORTEX: No data.

Table 1. Questimity Clusters

Cluster №Questimity Share№ of questionsQUESTIMITY CLUSTERSExt.Irr.Sta.Int.Per.Tac.Car.Log.Asc.Con.Yie.Que.Dem.Pos.Pro.NiNeSiSeTiTeFiFeQiQeDiDeAlphaBetaGammaDeltaILELIISEIESESLELSIIEIEIESEEESIILILIEIEEEIISLILSEILELIISEIESESLELSIIEIEIESEEESIILILIEIEEEIISLILSE
10,2969Questimity. Anti-fatalism0,1190,0860,077-0,0580,0640,029-0,0020,253-0,037-0,0530,0190,2280,075-0,0350,111-0,1260,0800,0680,0700,1390,219-0,206-0,2420,2290,133-0,251-0,1110,026-0,0440,0020,0170,2730,078-0,113-0,1340,123-0,008-0,171-0,1220,080-0,1230,0200,029-0,066-0,2420,1260,24990766361797058627662727366537988
20,31562Questimity. Anti-statism0,0300,0860,0050,0400,102-0,029-0,103-0,038-0,285-0,0060,0370,3170,3160,0190,050-0,0360,1450,063-0,081-0,2860,1800,227-0,2120,4960,008-0,5100,0060,021-0,1640,0960,0470,1310,051-0,029-0,066-0,199-0,331-0,026-0,0990,2420,0870,058-0,0040,0220,0050,0750,08587807370594774679783817678768283
30,21913Questimity. Rapid onset of physical fatigue-0,3080,084-0,0530,235-0,016-0,0320,083-0,093-0,009-0,132-0,1330,259-0,011-0,0770,1450,3170,101-0,081-0,247-0,036-0,1570,127-0,0230,2650,147-0,129-0,282-0,0100,0050,006-0,001-0,0390,2320,117-0,349-0,376-0,0290,3340,092-0,0690,0500,206-0,1650,0160,1360,078-0,23460827335336190715867805065747045
40,41313Questimity. Water guzzler – drinks a lot of water daily (low vasopressin)0,095-0,008-0,106-0,0090,0800,030-0,040-0,029-0,041-0,036-0,0620,1790,0420,0580,061-0,0700,0510,072-0,061-0,1070,0650,0050,0460,1230,162-0,230-0,0560,024-0,045-0,0090,0290,066-0,013-0,0400,085-0,106-0,118-0,0150,0590,105-0,052-0,075-0,0140,015-0,0560,0230,13469646270585764697261606466616674
50,32766Questimity. Short-temperedness0,299-0,052-0,055-0,139-0,1930,0700,030-0,1980,1810,1540,1240,363-0,026-0,030-0,008-0,035-0,213-0,1220,315-0,093-0,194-0,0670,4090,1730,403-0,361-0,215-0,0240,1150,014-0,1050,074-0,281-0,1130,2240,154-0,1540,0670,3930,2710,187-0,338-0,063-0,077-0,256-0,2020,11457314368634057817266274746333760
60,36325Questimity. Pronounced painful reaction to depriving oneself of something habitual or not receiving something expected (a consequence of hyperactivity of the insular cortex in maintaining homeostasis)0,014-0,171-0,123-0,123-0,0230,014-0,011-0,2640,055-0,0050,0640,2810,008-0,013-0,023-0,096-0,1910,0630,042-0,156-0,1720,1750,3350,1930,253-0,265-0,1810,0080,020-0,005-0,023-0,181-0,0670,0710,208-0,172-0,0790,1090,2220,1240,279-0,294-0,129-0,1090,021-0,0910,08653606876545971777181465658655969
70,30432Questimity. Averse to killings, violence, and coercion. Empathy.-0,010-0,0430,138-0,0460,3920,026-0,015-0,088-0,1840,071-0,0240,3220,103-0,0440,000-0,3940,2970,302-0,252-0,1650,0480,267-0,1040,3770,134-0,299-0,2130,104-0,196-0,0660,1580,1230,1580,0380,098-0,264-0,251-0,165-0,1040,0470,128-0,200-0,2390,1110,1550,1730,19285887883535562677986595684888991
80,39243Questimity. Protection of personal space, intolerance of intrusions into it-0,251-0,056-0,054-0,074-0,1220,0500,0980,089-0,0440,116-0,0610,298-0,0820,033-0,0270,104-0,2520,0280,0600,1030,0690,031-0,1430,2240,250-0,119-0,354-0,0670,0450,037-0,015-0,1030,091-0,069-0,187-0,1100,1950,108-0,013-0,0910,2570,096-0,116-0,284-0,0360,274-0,01267806961668781736891806655719273
90,39036Questimity. Avoidance of pain-related stress, weakness of the endogenous opioid system of the CNS (hence also follows the uncharacteristic sadomasochism). Cluster close to self-preservation and stress-avoidance clusters.-0,019-0,0990,007-0,0910,284-0,1130,080-0,121-0,065-0,078-0,0900,333-0,075-0,120-0,048-0,3210,1240,275-0,183-0,115-0,0250,1820,0640,2120,317-0,199-0,3310,065-0,097-0,0920,125-0,0660,1550,1010,068-0,227-0,137-0,0910,0640,0330,114-0,310-0,2060,0730,0650,1730,19062807673485660737077415073738283
100,36044Questimity. Avoidance of stress, low stress thresholds (possible cortisol hyperactivation)-0,209-0,139-0,0810,0760,1070,0040,004-0,256-0,044-0,0300,0340,307-0,049-0,0780,0540,0150,0320,065-0,260-0,167-0,1650,3090,1710,2400,249-0,172-0,3170,016-0,038-0,0340,056-0,1660,1410,118-0,029-0,411-0,1170,2190,158-0,0600,253-0,114-0,214-0,0240,264-0,001-0,01646737158255180745683514259846159
110,53890Questimity. Individualism and independence (confrontation between Qi and Di, plus a lesser confrontation between Qe and De, Te and Fe)0,0590,1090,0740,006-0,028-0,019-0,0740,155-0,1160,059-0,0390,3840,2080,038-0,1090,0220,046-0,0340,0820,0060,183-0,056-0,2490,4750,136-0,467-0,1440,000-0,0580,077-0,0190,2140,120-0,202-0,1330,040-0,164-0,023-0,0870,1740,0310,0730,031-0,094-0,2120,1630,06890836166786474698777807769608680
120,32139Questimity. Liberalism0,0580,0500,0740,1090,187-0,030-0,052-0,014-0,1340,0430,0010,2890,307-0,0050,019-0,0840,2830,040-0,186-0,1260,0780,108-0,1130,477-0,018-0,4690,0100,086-0,1530,0280,0390,2450,160-0,046-0,016-0,186-0,321-0,066-0,0370,1180,0080,002-0,0160,0650,0230,0280,04193866971574667708273737178747576
130,1875Questimity. Low uric acid deposits (reduced risk of gout and kidney stones, but increased risk of demyelinating CNS diseases, including multiple sclerosis)-0,014-0,0280,049-0,0440,0250,0690,0430,0350,023-0,1410,0300,0980,070-0,044-0,010-0,071-0,0130,0380,0170,0700,000-0,021-0,0190,1500,006-0,117-0,0390,027-0,016-0,001-0,0100,0250,0820,029-0,028-0,0440,057-0,012-0,0630,0080,057-0,062-0,008-0,023-0,089-0,0110,08391939190899290899192899090889093
140,23819Questimity. Poorly detailed vision-0,0010,0110,0940,274-0,008-0,0810,1150,064-0,017-0,1440,0610,211-0,092-0,0140,0210,2030,239-0,246-0,1840,0590,037-0,015-0,0920,1190,216-0,069-0,266-0,0240,015-0,0100,0190,1790,192-0,151-0,316-0,124-0,0820,1350,132-0,079-0,1100,0120,1360,1090,055-0,048-0,04159603624384156564139485654514344
150,41526Questimity. Does not like or know how to be the first to ask for forgiveness, reconcile, or admit mistakes-0,0050,097-0,041-0,106-0,092-0,0010,0450,2410,087-0,066-0,0940,285-0,0040,046-0,0180,027-0,1440,0490,1710,2260,107-0,296-0,1390,2140,239-0,233-0,220-0,0100,0530,008-0,0520,1250,083-0,088-0,1590,1310,1420,010-0,0690,063-0,0590,040-0,009-0,205-0,3400,2310,10762594437636452455746555133217261
160,4456Questimity. Dislikes card games – fears losing and doesn't seek dopamine spikes from risk and anticipation-0,050-0,071-0,0660,005-0,085-0,0990,019-0,115-0,028-0,008-0,0180,209-0,093-0,036-0,0250,084-0,113-0,0600,014-0,099-0,0470,1290,0930,0880,244-0,096-0,236-0,0530,0390,018-0,004-0,1480,011-0,021-0,053-0,103-0,0400,1190,1780,0570,142-0,085-0,040-0,0590,0420,015-0,01546605754505670766572515654636158
170,3639Questimity. Dislikes bitter or strongly sour foods-0,041-0,073-0,0670,0040,042-0,0570,065-0,115-0,080-0,004-0,0450,168-0,0180,041-0,072-0,021-0,0110,039-0,085-0,143-0,0010,1680,0540,1130,154-0,126-0,141-0,009-0,0310,0030,037-0,0920,0240,0020,029-0,185-0,0790,0490,0910,0300,120-0,113-0,0260,0080,0750,069-0,00346575557364759645866435255626154
180,32743Questimity. Inattentiveness to people, weak concern for friends and loved ones-0,1430,094-0,1340,109-0,210-0,0310,0580,2320,027-0,071-0,0360,2910,0510,027-0,0480,352-0,129-0,1550,0320,1830,136-0,229-0,1900,2740,188-0,269-0,193-0,0540,0670,073-0,0860,0870,178-0,127-0,354-0,0150,0840,206-0,006-0,055-0,0230,2510,118-0,229-0,2280,178-0,06661694324536171534952756435356948
190,45041Questimity. Undiplomatic. Cannot and does not want to bend, dissemble, or adapt (to people or systems)-0,095-0,059-0,014-0,0840,057-0,042-0,0180,1810,2220,1660,0390,3480,033-0,017-0,101-0,099-0,0660,125-0,0230,358-0,038-0,2830,0260,3250,229-0,282-0,2720,0810,030-0,069-0,0430,1390,254-0,049-0,0210,0700,068-0,005-0,012-0,1530,073-0,069-0,126-0,333-0,1390,2130,08862734548565649493656433820376958
200,37511Questimity. Dislike of children's cartoons, circus clowns, and generally children's amusements (deficit of De)-0,049-0,0960,068-0,001-0,115-0,0610,0760,033-0,0890,003-0,0750,213-0,109-0,095-0,0380,060-0,113-0,1210,0720,0110,0920,101-0,1030,1140,225-0,052-0,287-0,0810,0360,0410,004-0,0990,082-0,148-0,159-0,0350,071-0,0090,1170,0120,158-0,0210,013-0,067-0,0210,0640,04157735251627265766780646760647169
210,37831Questimity. Impatience, weak inhibition of emerging impulses0,3480,040-0,030-0,0370,004-0,0110,067-0,0920,0080,0410,0740,3000,008-0,026-0,040-0,1060,068-0,0410,122-0,1780,010-0,0440,1690,1440,332-0,345-0,1310,005-0,001-0,002-0,0020,201-0,188-0,1240,1290,100-0,290-0,0570,2440,247-0,020-0,2800,0460,127-0,223-0,0880,17576465171693856808059396471445474
220,52337Questimity. Intolerance to criticism or ridicule, or to any damage to one’s reputation. Touchiness.-0,005-0,134-0,034-0,083-0,082-0,0260,035-0,1740,0510,0270,0180,308-0,064-0,011-0,119-0,026-0,177-0,0240,086-0,070-0,1350,1250,2210,1870,303-0,202-0,288-0,0260,0520,003-0,028-0,144-0,013-0,0320,085-0,090-0,0320,1180,2110,0900,260-0,245-0,093-0,102-0,019-0,0170,02544535160475162686072364746525255
230,61022Questimity. Intolerance to any infringement of one's rights and interests0,137-0,0690,030-0,150-0,1500,0940,0400,0250,033-0,024-0,0080,3730,0580,045-0,033-0,063-0,213-0,0630,2650,0350,041-0,0550,0530,3140,279-0,371-0,222-0,0310,0480,053-0,0690,055-0,055-0,1710,0460,0520,046-0,0180,1110,2120,173-0,1840,009-0,157-0,282-0,0080,17175665774747469798683567158497083
240,32530Questimity. Non-conservatism, rejection of traditional values0,1490,1510,0130,1220,010-0,044-0,0960,022-0,101-0,0500,0820,2650,2310,032-0,0110,0860,187-0,092-0,022-0,1380,094-0,013-0,1020,3580,062-0,4300,0100,021-0,0710,065-0,0140,2530,033-0,103-0,099-0,016-0,3210,058-0,0060,214-0,0900,0400,0970,068-0,120-0,0370,03188695758653871668558707472566369
250,29019Questimity. Weakness of kinship bonds-0,0410,107-0,0850,043-0,062-0,027-0,0800,042-0,2330,0160,0310,2870,3270,062-0,0250,145-0,021-0,0220,010-0,1920,2020,112-0,2350,476-0,020-0,4990,043-0,019-0,0980,140-0,0230,0830,045-0,062-0,141-0,131-0,2200,066-0,1070,1900,1070,1860,077-0,111-0,0900,117-0,00981797165665980678983898167698475
260,37820Questimity. Distractibility from minor disturbances, scattered memory-0,0770,215-0,0090,1490,066-0,0370,013-0,065-0,0270,0000,0000,260-0,1230,103-0,0180,1460,2050,014-0,137-0,112-0,1050,034-0,0450,1270,287-0,091-0,323-0,007-0,006-0,0380,0520,1430,0220,011-0,207-0,117-0,1960,2760,0130,049-0,0880,035-0,1480,1180,0560,165-0,13366545331403279535743553764576838
270,12822Questimity. Absence of xenophobia and chauvinism, little attention to human differences (questimity acts as a weaker factor, after democratism)0,1180,0140,0560,1050,1770,049-0,090-0,012-0,2370,0680,0060,1630,2050,0220,086-0,1000,2740,016-0,175-0,2180,1920,178-0,1670,275-0,017-0,3080,0500,038-0,1570,0380,0810,2050,041-0,1230,028-0,168-0,295-0,127-0,0370,113-0,0270,0310,0350,1270,086-0,0160,12689776476615164718271767683807283
280,1746Questimity. Increased interest in psychology0,122-0,048-0,0070,2530,058-0,1710,1980,2730,049-0,005-0,0700,228-0,056-0,0920,0140,1120,265-0,199-0,2290,2350,226-0,277-0,1320,1030,261-0,171-0,1920,0210,003-0,0420,0170,3150,282-0,258-0,254-0,005-0,067-0,1260,212-0,194-0,2540,0270,2530,025-0,1120,0630,09479773333534843713833567456455961
290,29219Questimity. Procrastination, one of its factors – the painfully hypertrophied mental homeostasis of questims – hinders switching to even mildly unpleasant tasks-0,0480,400-0,0060,0860,0370,0720,099-0,071-0,017-0,039-0,0120,285-0,0290,0060,0570,1600,1900,081-0,007-0,165-0,160-0,025-0,0750,2140,239-0,192-0,2610,003-0,011-0,0140,0220,236-0,0980,135-0,262-0,056-0,2290,292-0,0530,165-0,0850,110-0,2440,195-0,1380,188-0,15684567642604589607857744481538051
300,34933Questimity. Directness, intolerance to manipulation, pretense, and lies-0,013-0,1550,192-0,1030,2050,0220,0300,0440,1190,197-0,0050,3040,0100,004-0,041-0,3340,0880,157-0,0750,225-0,073-0,0340,0460,3040,179-0,195-0,2880,100-0,041-0,0970,0370,1490,203-0,0750,124-0,0400,028-0,1640,013-0,0890,149-0,249-0,198-0,1450,0330,1220,13876805774606650655676434752667375
310,56862Questimity. Irritability, linked with low thresholds of disgust and passive rejection reaction – as heightened and exhausting sensitivity to minor unpleasant stimuli, with an inability to ignore them (confrontation between Qe and De)0,042-0,091-0,130-0,089-0,067-0,0510,043-0,1720,0260,148-0,0030,374-0,099-0,0170,019-0,018-0,1710,0160,077-0,137-0,0880,0940,2270,1730,422-0,264-0,331-0,0340,047-0,003-0,011-0,082-0,102-0,0380,085-0,082-0,1070,0830,2960,1240,211-0,210-0,136-0,123-0,0320,0410,07252515564525064796773434849566163
320,46455Questimity. Distancing, protest, intolerance, defiance, objections, indignation, and protest against the wrong0,2360,0350,1020,044-0,1070,038-0,0630,0600,1090,117-0,0100,3280,094-0,0070,0000,0400,048-0,2000,1490,089-0,013-0,1790,0660,3000,221-0,371-0,1500,0090,0460,026-0,0810,2790,008-0,2600,0090,149-0,146-0,0110,1900,174-0,034-0,0680,032-0,043-0,236-0,1110,06785624063745061787659566458425367
330,43537Questimity. Reactions of disgust and aversion-0,064-0,166-0,1380,0370,002-0,1190,151-0,1010,0070,021-0,2020,351-0,1360,010-0,0270,038-0,067-0,019-0,129-0,050-0,0220,0990,1490,1510,407-0,190-0,368-0,0230,026-0,0280,024-0,1220,119-0,075-0,013-0,263-0,0070,0720,304-0,0240,125-0,158-0,053-0,0730,0400,1200,00944644853325460805265415048586455
340,37140Questimity. Quarrelsomeness0,092-0,079-0,015-0,068-0,3600,0420,007-0,0080,0910,0440,0180,311-0,045-0,0030,0250,190-0,341-0,2730,3400,059-0,029-0,0730,1280,1830,311-0,240-0,255-0,1060,1510,089-0,135-0,041-0,108-0,217-0,0570,1180,0980,1180,2710,1800,192-0,0650,049-0,226-0,235-0,1170,03949433248656365797172475831314257
350,35321Questimity. Tendency toward frustration of needs, hard to satisfy-0,101-0,039-0,0290,067-0,252-0,067-0,0420,022-0,0100,1340,0160,261-0,049-0,1110,0650,277-0,192-0,2290,1030,0390,0160,019-0,0340,1870,227-0,149-0,265-0,0960,0910,077-0,073-0,0670,054-0,144-0,2250,0060,0150,1460,1970,0110,1680,143-0,013-0,215-0,015-0,002-0,05938512920464761664663614421434538
360,3943Questimity. Difficulty getting out of bed in the morning-0,1170,1880,0030,040-0,0150,0490,066-0,006-0,0780,0410,0790,2230,009-0,0620,0250,1240,0390,0360,000-0,084-0,0240,048-0,1390,2160,138-0,152-0,202-0,023-0,0160,0260,0130,096-0,0160,064-0,236-0,055-0,1110,166-0,0640,0330,0870,126-0,1410,012-0,0420,152-0,07176657346625782617075785468638161
370,43455Questimity. Stubbornness and inflexibility of position0,107-0,1040,089-0,103-0,1820,0620,0400,1740,1170,083-0,0450,3250,0070,062-0,031-0,017-0,202-0,1420,2510,2550,077-0,209-0,0130,2590,257-0,268-0,248-0,0300,0890,033-0,0920,1280,049-0,280-0,0160,1490,165-0,0740,1150,0740,101-0,1000,056-0,254-0,2780,0280,13870623156727451696567486334316071
380,41542Questimity. Increased self-preservation reactions-0,065-0,175-0,0520,0670,119-0,0780,062-0,169-0,025-0,085-0,0650,295-0,079-0,1000,003-0,0570,0700,026-0,225-0,104-0,0720,2040,1580,1750,294-0,168-0,3010,019-0,031-0,0480,061-0,1170,1710,0190,003-0,314-0,1010,0690,221-0,0340,136-0,200-0,0940,0330,148-0,0070,06848736058304964785570405061715864
390,30635Questimity. Honesty and fairness – a result of low stress tolerance and a drive for homeostatic stability-0,014-0,1670,241-0,0100,3060,0450,044-0,1040,0250,1150,0160,307-0,058-0,031-0,017-0,3560,2510,147-0,2190,050-0,1260,1740,0790,2650,222-0,130-0,3580,098-0,085-0,1200,1070,1190,198-0,0390,113-0,203-0,091-0,1050,058-0,0790,162-0,318-0,2430,0540,2000,0440,12982877081596766776785505677877682
400,41245Questimity. Egocentric ambition, including lack of interest in others’ opinions and little regard for others’ needs0,0130,040-0,100-0,033-0,2520,0170,0370,1790,000-0,097-0,0740,3130,0910,058-0,0580,208-0,239-0,1400,2140,1020,162-0,183-0,1230,2910,207-0,352-0,146-0,0670,0670,101-0,1010,0470,044-0,179-0,1810,0550,0940,0920,0290,1290,0420,0980,136-0,219-0,3420,1040,05266654545667070647365707441307166
410,30820Questimity. Egocentric pride, does not tolerate submission, always prefers independence in interactions0,1400,0130,259-0,2890,204-0,076-0,0620,145-0,0910,074-0,0370,3410,0630,001-0,025-0,4940,0410,2900,1770,0710,152-0,015-0,2230,3530,190-0,290-0,2530,057-0,102-0,0340,0790,1660,069-0,0840,0780,167-0,044-0,343-0,1900,2310,067-0,261-0,173-0,094-0,1750,2610,32587806981877251629280576369639498
420,37219Questimity. Aestheticism as a picky striving for maximum sensory harmony (to avoid “roughness” – a result of elevated values of internal homeostasis)0,036-0,125-0,132-0,196-0,0020,016-0,005-0,104-0,004-0,002-0,1720,279-0,1270,0390,016-0,162-0,2160,1460,100-0,097-0,0020,0740,1570,0760,367-0,165-0,278-0,0250,023-0,0220,024-0,171-0,070-0,0320,171-0,0940,051-0,0170,1540,1470,141-0,225-0,150-0,111-0,0890,1100,18535434763415348626161313740425864
430,43923Questimity. Feels like a special person – not ordinary, not like everyone else.0,221-0,0340,0320,120-0,147-0,050-0,0640,0030,069-0,127-0,0230,3130,0670,028-0,0690,1360,037-0,2880,0790,0170,007-0,0990,1120,2520,245-0,352-0,145-0,0190,0540,044-0,0790,1400,075-0,257-0,0340,027-0,1430,0900,2410,193-0,066-0,1230,1720,011-0,190-0,1900,05470643254604366807651457458393962
440,3487Questimity. Heightened skin sensitivity-0,099-0,105-0,1590,0130,057-0,0790,134-0,101-0,0240,135-0,1820,280-0,0830,0500,0400,006-0,0410,075-0,152-0,087-0,0170,1110,1040,1410,304-0,173-0,272-0,002-0,010-0,0280,040-0,0770,056-0,0110,022-0,265-0,0330,0410,219-0,0370,119-0,078-0,116-0,0860,0870,180-0,01949615558335360765367494649647255
450,2705Questimity. Heightened visceral sensitivity (e.g., to stomach fullness, bladder, internal pain, etc.)-0,0520,0380,0110,144-0,021-0,0740,005-0,010-0,055-0,1320,0190,190-0,1680,0390,1230,1530,097-0,110-0,099-0,0440,0090,058-0,0620,0340,2680,000-0,301-0,0520,025-0,0100,0380,0320,066-0,059-0,246-0,126-0,0360,1710,0890,025-0,0770,014-0,0040,0410,0900,021-0,0022729194142138312618252427312624
460,3142Questimity. Tears come to the eyes with difficulty0,040-0,016-0,029-0,1650,0080,144-0,0360,1200,030-0,085-0,0010,193-0,0240,003-0,079-0,145-0,1260,1310,1230,1050,094-0,133-0,0490,1160,190-0,153-0,1540,0060,009-0,0150,0000,0250,021-0,0640,0410,0750,098-0,032-0,1040,0370,043-0,091-0,048-0,113-0,2290,1110,23080807382848676708182717570608797
470,25314Questimity. Pronounced dependence on pleasant sensations and enjoyable activities, cannot break away-0,0720,190-0,182-0,0830,088-0,0480,038-0,1360,041-0,032-0,0850,2040,0290,0170,027-0,018-0,0130,253-0,021-0,155-0,161-0,0040,1190,1560,168-0,214-0,1100,045-0,025-0,0340,014-0,013-0,0690,2470,015-0,109-0,1430,160-0,0060,1430,000-0,038-0,2410,014-0,0940,198-0,06251467253434065516352493253446847
480,05922Questimity. Empathy in the form of a propensity for compassion, charity, or other giving toward the weak and needy0,113-0,0770,214-0,0250,4090,014-0,009-0,231-0,0840,0790,0320,141-0,0620,0310,106-0,4530,3720,238-0,239-0,203-0,1230,2980,1100,0890,135-0,036-0,1880,104-0,146-0,1270,1690,126-0,0020,0620,231-0,208-0,246-0,1650,0340,0770,034-0,367-0,2530,2500,290-0,0180,15773636882464350666966334383876276
490,2691Questimity. Absence of epileptic foci in the left insular cortex (its competent function)-0,0410,094-0,041-0,0570,0170,1660,0260,0630,038-0,154-0,0340,169-0,0300,023-0,039-0,012-0,0280,1050,0350,055-0,005-0,105-0,0440,1100,158-0,110-0,1580,0100,009-0,0210,0020,0560,0260,023-0,067-0,0310,0660,115-0,1120,022-0,0130,000-0,093-0,004-0,1840,1150,08091909087889193869089898789849392
500,1131Questimity. Absence of epileptic foci in the right insular cortex (its competent function)-0,0370,094-0,063-0,058-0,0350,0490,0570,014-0,023-0,028-0,0430,0720,0940,014-0,0650,033-0,0760,0690,073-0,0390,012-0,025-0,0480,126-0,011-0,1390,0240,000-0,0110,035-0,0240,004-0,0340,057-0,027-0,011-0,0040,047-0,0780,0640,0520,054-0,029-0,023-0,1410,105-0,03589879287888891849292928787809587
510,24626Questimity. Sense of doubt – the anterior insula compares anticipation with actual outcome, receiving or not a dissonance signal. Weakening of the functions of the anterior insula leads to a feeling of certainty, as well as to the emergence of ecstatic experiences of "revelation"-0,024-0,038-0,0040,1900,0450,020-0,0440,090-0,0650,029-0,0010,1680,026-0,1130,1340,1120,169-0,118-0,2040,0360,129-0,005-0,1190,1600,108-0,149-0,1190,004-0,0360,0060,0270,1380,184-0,136-0,172-0,133-0,0970,0050,081-0,105-0,0560,1450,040-0,0060,070-0,0280,07180855552555968755862817167746574
520,0524Questimity. Uncharacteristic nature of ecstatic experiences of sudden realization of absolute and indisputable truth-0,0370,0040,057-0,301-0,1160,007-0,0660,071-0,037-0,0960,0200,0890,027-0,111-0,047-0,151-0,3260,1430,3380,0510,060-0,003-0,1110,1170,025-0,067-0,074-0,0430,0250,053-0,034-0,180-0,0460,065-0,0120,1830,171-0,086-0,1700,1660,198-0,055-0,097-0,190-0,2190,1080,16330435446656439316366423829275863
530,10712Questimity. Non-religiousness (because questimity doubts and accepts nothing on faith)-0,0330,101-0,046-0,023-0,0680,116-0,0260,086-0,163-0,0660,0290,1290,246-0,0600,0650,083-0,0670,0110,078-0,0910,1750,031-0,2210,295-0,089-0,3020,096-0,018-0,0640,109-0,0270,062-0,0040,002-0,132-0,051-0,0540,002-0,1520,1180,0830,2000,035-0,063-0,1600,0490,06586838376808083758988948580748687
540,1529Questimity. Absence of symptoms of expressive aphasia (functionality of the left anterior insular cortex preserved)-0,049-0,0940,016-0,125-0,0480,156-0,0030,0010,044-0,082-0,0290,1240,121-0,088-0,002-0,078-0,1710,0450,1040,078-0,0270,0060,0420,212-0,014-0,177-0,0200,0170,0050,027-0,049-0,0750,0610,0240,059-0,0560,127-0,017-0,0350,0300,192-0,040-0,073-0,125-0,130-0,0390,09775838183768778778191777572717785
550,08014Questimity. Highly developed personal self-awareness and subject-centered orientation, competent sensing of personal boundaries, absence of depersonalization symptoms-0,004-0,1060,104-0,2900,047-0,0010,0170,0590,027-0,159-0,0490,1190,094-0,093-0,070-0,323-0,1950,2140,1920,1250,025-0,012-0,0260,198-0,009-0,141-0,0490,040-0,026-0,005-0,008-0,1200,0910,0840,1040,0600,178-0,198-0,1460,1050,174-0,211-0,088-0,142-0,1900,0860,21350706971677842477178415347436982
560,07434Questimity. Absence of perceptual illusions or productive symptoms of the schizotypal spectrum-0,010-0,0680,084-0,3780,080-0,0600,0520,0480,034-0,140-0,0060,1320,107-0,112-0,069-0,401-0,2360,3260,2390,1080,004-0,022-0,0180,215-0,005-0,165-0,0450,055-0,038-0,015-0,002-0,1340,0460,1850,1220,1050,162-0,234-0,1850,1390,203-0,262-0,142-0,174-0,2230,1590,23162758581798454588287526159558389
570,06322Questimity. Absence of suicidal, self-deprecating, or auto-aggressive tendencies0,140-0,0350,072-0,2530,218-0,0100,1130,180-0,048-0,222-0,1640,1370,034-0,076-0,101-0,4400,0190,3100,0750,0970,209-0,114-0,1540,1180,100-0,154-0,0640,067-0,091-0,0550,0790,0510,1090,0120,0980,0710,092-0,345-0,1830,091-0,054-0,246-0,0100,040-0,2930,2160,35164706169666827426854365963328093
580,08221Questimity. Reduced mesocortical dopaminergic activity (which may lead to attention instability and ADHD symptoms in the frontal cortex, as well as akathisia symptoms)0,0580,267-0,0820,1700,026-0,0440,000-0,103-0,0800,1660,0850,130-0,1400,036-0,0540,1910,220-0,037-0,091-0,254-0,0520,039-0,016-0,0450,251-0,029-0,177-0,037-0,003-0,0140,0550,171-0,164-0,023-0,1330,023-0,3530,2270,0910,062-0,1210,076-0,0740,2110,0500,098-0,14061284231461066535033513764495431
590,09120Questimity. Instability to monotony, rapid fatigue from uniform information flow. Possible link to ADHD.0,3380,295-0,0680,1490,047-0,0030,062-0,067-0,0560,0570,0240,168-0,009-0,005-0,1880,0880,306-0,075-0,006-0,2840,021-0,0880,0370,0190,248-0,234-0,0330,000-0,028-0,0030,0310,324-0,208-0,1190,0020,134-0,4750,0870,1420,200-0,230-0,0620,0790,373-0,220-0,004-0,02490495665762872768147607194486563
600,16423Questimity. Irresistible strength of desires0,3280,021-0,034-0,174-0,068-0,0530,021-0,1730,0380,0150,0510,1970,0120,1220,007-0,156-0,1080,0120,275-0,208-0,0770,0050,2580,0700,243-0,262-0,051-0,0110,0300,015-0,0340,059-0,311-0,0370,2460,134-0,172-0,0500,2090,3750,029-0,3510,0080,037-0,202-0,1010,12860305276664151728658275658394766
610,13323Questimity. Need to be first. The champion, the best of the best. Envy, jealousy for attention and fame.0,411-0,032-0,037-0,051-0,112-0,0920,009-0,1580,033-0,117-0,0030,195-0,0640,0790,048-0,059-0,039-0,1560,220-0,210-0,024-0,0110,279-0,0150,325-0,223-0,087-0,0410,0570,017-0,0340,061-0,256-0,1500,1810,107-0,185-0,0360,3440,377-0,089-0,3540,1360,128-0,198-0,2310,1664216255246223465673094847211850
620,09218Questimity. Large, clumsy handwriting – possibly linked to elevated norepinephrine tone0,1300,1150,0390,1950,054-0,030-0,0110,116-0,0860,0350,0440,102-0,0670,030-0,0190,0980,274-0,126-0,123-0,0300,154-0,079-0,1670,0040,158-0,052-0,110-0,016-0,027-0,0090,0520,2630,036-0,198-0,1630,049-0,1990,0120,029-0,015-0,2150,0720,1230,152-0,0110,0300,03675563639573654555135596366525556
630,09344Questimity. Markers of elevated norepinephrine (besides large, clumsy, unstable handwriting)0,2680,1960,0240,059-0,0420,0240,0180,095-0,055-0,0330,0640,119-0,0400,001-0,0320,0550,143-0,1050,115-0,0850,132-0,148-0,107-0,0020,191-0,127-0,062-0,0350,0070,0200,0070,268-0,144-0,166-0,0990,203-0,198-0,0090,0340,166-0,200-0,0080,1230,178-0,237-0,0130,10273393742683450546534506166315059
640,06338Questimity. No craving for additional norepinephrine surges from risk situations (baseline norepinephrine already high)-0,412-0,159-0,013-0,1750,2000,0580,017-0,064-0,122-0,076-0,1410,156-0,039-0,2030,046-0,228-0,1350,369-0,1750,000-0,0180,296-0,1090,1990,0490,013-0,2610,029-0,090-0,0440,105-0,3460,2580,252-0,048-0,3530,196-0,020-0,184-0,1610,3440,004-0,361-0,1510,1940,2740,10236868560358163495193653452808773
650,08318Questimity. Restlessness0,5160,078-0,0610,1210,101-0,0370,065-0,030-0,0600,0330,0450,172-0,068-0,051-0,062-0,0840,317-0,116-0,035-0,2450,156-0,1020,109-0,0700,344-0,236-0,0380,006-0,036-0,0310,0610,337-0,196-0,2450,1280,142-0,442-0,1430,2980,184-0,273-0,2430,2070,354-0,197-0,1420,23176343160611538736428316677343968
660,10532Questimity. Desire for variety in activities, change of tasks, novelty0,3590,1900,0290,2370,0590,026-0,0390,092-0,073-0,0130,0730,1720,0300,063-0,0290,0890,388-0,194-0,082-0,1220,168-0,153-0,0940,0730,201-0,248-0,0260,007-0,0430,0040,0320,444-0,059-0,279-0,0780,108-0,3810,0030,0970,141-0,334-0,0020,2110,283-0,158-0,0980,10285493247612553606328536874414660
670,12921Questimity. Strong dependence of emotional state on others’ attitudes (repelled by negativity, drawn to positivity). A consequence of high sensitivity of dopaminergic mirror neurons in the anterior insula.-0,004-0,188-0,1050,0510,102-0,0450,017-0,3820,0060,0310,1130,183-0,058-0,052-0,010-0,0610,0430,019-0,201-0,276-0,2310,3220,3850,0730,219-0,127-0,1650,025-0,022-0,0460,043-0,168-0,0340,1090,192-0,307-0,2340,1490,3050,0130,225-0,301-0,1230,0790,270-0,169-0,00650607177404574856479405468835062
680,14516Questimity. Syntonic contagious susceptibility to others’ emotions, both positive and negative (especially negative). A consequence of high sensitivity of dopaminergic mirror neurons in the anterior insula.0,000-0,124-0,0380,0570,202-0,0120,010-0,3690,058-0,1030,1240,202-0,054-0,096-0,037-0,1380,1630,092-0,249-0,224-0,2970,2700,3830,1070,214-0,127-0,1940,072-0,043-0,0920,063-0,1000,0420,1780,168-0,306-0,2540,1710,2180,0100,153-0,348-0,1830,1710,228-0,1690,02353657877353977816375314577824764
690,11232Questimity. Elevated central dopamine0,342-0,055-0,0720,0650,0920,0080,019-0,3630,1170,0050,0770,1920,001-0,004-0,035-0,1080,182-0,064-0,068-0,291-0,2570,1010,5050,0430,261-0,263-0,0420,060-0,002-0,0600,0010,103-0,190-0,0040,332-0,095-0,3930,0770,4030,208-0,010-0,414-0,0230,2650,003-0,3130,05166445883512964897458275778593562
700,1177Questimity. Normal swallowing function, no signs of functional dysphagia (high competence of the posterior insular cortex, among other factors like high acetylcholine tone and absence of demyelinating diseases)0,0770,0260,078-0,1900,0090,164-0,0870,0290,005-0,0800,0150,117-0,0420,040-0,095-0,192-0,0960,1240,1920,0210,012-0,034-0,0270,0600,126-0,059-0,127-0,0030,006-0,0120,0100,004-0,070-0,0460,0990,1180,063-0,019-0,1380,1340,060-0,140-0,102-0,017-0,1750,0500,18184808189908783769187767883748694
710,1321Questimity. Regular menstruation in women0,056-0,0320,067-0,1420,0200,149-0,031-0,007-0,034-0,0280,0640,100-0,0850,014-0,009-0,170-0,0730,0870,121-0,0210,0270,043-0,0160,0150,144-0,010-0,150-0,0170,001-0,0140,031-0,008-0,087-0,0450,0710,0470,053-0,036-0,0620,0720,096-0,138-0,086-0,010-0,0640,0160,18156465165626352496568404655495878
720,19017Questimity. Large integral scale of low prolactin markers0,0990,0160,120-0,2260,1100,007-0,0460,000-0,044-0,0040,0030,1480,007-0,002-0,044-0,321-0,0290,2130,154-0,0330,0250,036-0,0450,1290,107-0,118-0,1180,027-0,049-0,0250,0470,021-0,0530,0160,1240,105-0,026-0,159-0,1160,1790,075-0,213-0,140-0,009-0,1120,1100,19775707582817263668679596473668187
Average0,933SIMPLE AVERAGE0,0430,002-0,001-0,0170,0200,0000,015-0,018-0,019-0,007-0,0070,2320,010-0,012-0,011-0,0400,0140,0190,009-0,0410,0120,0170,0100,1810,187-0,204-0,1640,004-0,0130,0000,0090,0550,022-0,046-0,015-0,045-0,0820,0150,0590,0810,048-0,086-0,043-0,011-0,0690,0420,07567645861595664676966555961576668

Main Conclusions

From the analysis of 72 identified clusters related to questimity-declatimity, the main conclusion is the association of the questimity pole with increased functional activity of the insular cortex of the human brain.

We consider it premature to draw conclusions about the connection of individual properties with various parts of the insular cortex (anterior and posterior, left and right). This issue requires further research. However, as a hypothesis, it can be assumed that Qi (white, introverted-democratic questimity) is more closely associated with the activity of the right insular cortex, and Qe – with the left.

It can also be stated with reasonable confidence that high questimity (likely along with increased functional activity of the brain's insula) is accompanied by a reduced tone of vasopressin and prolactin neurohormonal activities.

The issue of dopamine tone is more complex. Some properties of questimity indicate its increase (at least in the mesolimbic pathway), while others can be interpreted as its decrease in the frontal neocortex, i.e., in the mesocortical dopamine pathway.

There is reason to assume a connection between the questimity pole and a certain increase in the tone of norepinephrine and cortisol, with a simultaneous (not very pronounced) decrease in serotonin tone.

The questimity pole, like the insular cortex as a whole, plays a crucial role in supporting such CNS functions as maintaining the body's internal homeostasis and the instinct of self-preservation.