Minimal Generative Concept Architecture: Mgca

By Jerry Short

MGCA: Modular General Cognitive Architecture
A clear, accessible framework for understanding cognitive structure
This book presents a straightforward, first-principles model for organizing and understanding cognitive architecture. MGCA is designed to be clean, teachable, and practical-something a reader can pick up and immediately begin using to analyze systems, workflows, and patterns of thought.
The framework focuses on structure rather than theory. It offers a simple way to see how different cognitive components interact, how information moves, and how processes can be understood without relying on metaphor or speculation.
Readers can use MGCA to:
- map cognitive processes with clarity
- understand how different modes or functions relate
- analyze systems in a modular, mechanical way
- apply the model to personal, professional, or technical contexts
The purpose of this book is direct: to make the architecture publicly available in a clear, accessible form. It is not written to persuade or promise outcomes. It simply presents the model as it is, so anyone who finds value in it can use it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GSMY8JKM
• ISBN13: 9798252123462
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"