What MBTI and TPF does and does not do

MBTI does not determine if you are:

• tidy or organized
• open- or closed-minded
• mature or immature
• empathetic or compassionate
• respectful or kind
• assertive or polite
• responsible or disciplined
• adaptable or conscientious
• driven or creative
• introverted or extroverted (beyond the basic E/I dimension)
• ethical or strategic
• wise or insightful
• socially skilled or intelligent

MBTI, however, does indicate aspects of how you:

• process information
• make decisions
• approach structure
• direct your energy
• prioritize logic
• handle conflict and disagreement
• view authority and hierarchy
• manage personal space and privacy
• approach long-term goals
• react to stress
• balance efficiency and experience
• seek harmony or clarity

TPF restructures the framework to be backwards compatible

The TPF prioritized the availability of data, and categorizes the 16 personality types into distinct profiles, employing data science and neuroscience to identify brain regions most active in response to interests, dislikes, and behaviors. This categorization relies on profile data from Reddit users who predominantly align with one personality type, as identified through specific metrics and three models analyzing text and interests. Both immature and mature mindsets were evaluated, leading to the discovery of three mature mindsets. Findings indicated that each group demonstrated open-mindedness within their social circles but showed closed-mindedness toward others. Overall, five mindsets emerged: the Abstractualist, Peripheralist, Rotationalist, Lateralist, and Centralist (-V, -P, -R, -L, -C).

In addition, the V, R, and L mindset types include indicators from 0 to 2, where each value points toward a different influence:

• 0 = Toward P
• 1 = Toward C
• 2 = General consideration to multiple orientations (neither strongly aligned with P nor C)

Each mindset has a primary letter and an optional secondary indicator. The primary letter represents the dominant mindset, while the secondary number (if present) indicates a slight leaning toward another influence. A single letter alone represents a pure form of that mindset without secondary influences.

The complete list includes:

1. P0 (P with influence toward P)
2. P1 (P with influence toward C)
3. V0 (V with influence toward P)
4. V1 (V with influence toward C)
5. V2 (V with general consideration to multiple orientations)
6. R0 (R with influence toward P)
7. R1 (R with influence toward C)
8. R2 (R with general consideration to multiple orientations)
9. L0 (L with influence toward P)
10. L1 (L with influence toward C)
11. L2 (L with general consideration to multiple orientations)
12. C (Centralist Mindset)

This structure results in 12 distinct combinations, with each primary mindset optionally influenced by P, C, or a broader range of considerations.

These thinking patterns can influence tendencies to develop certain behaviors based on how you naturally process and respond to the world, linked to specific brain regions. This framework allows for understanding a spectrum of interests, traits, and work styles—not as a justification for negative behaviors, but as a guide to improve them.

Precautionary

⚠ WARNING: Preliminary Research - Not Final or Verified

This document contains hypotheses or preprint data that have not undergone extensive testing. The information presented should be considered exploratory and is subject to change as further research is conducted.

Important Notes:

• Findings, data, and conclusions presented here are preliminary and may be incomplete or unverified.
• Further review, validation, and replication are required before the results can be considered reliable.
• This material should not be used to guide critical decisions, actions, or applications without further confirmation from additional studies.

Disclaimer: This research is in an early stage of development and may be significantly revised. It does not represent an established consensus or final conclusion in the respective field.

Change Notes

Since there have been significant changes in the last month not reflective here, they will not be listed, but some major ones to consider

1. ~~Perceiving is now Perjective Thinking~~
2. Judging is now Conjective Thinking
3. Thinking is now Cognitive Thinking
4. Feeling is now Affective Thinking
5. Introversion is now Internal Thinking
6. Extroversion is now External Thinking
7. Perjective is now Perspective Thinking
8. Perspective (P) is Evolutionary
9. Conjective (J) is Revolutionary

Base Understanding

| Category | Specific Function/Activity | Brain Regions Involved | Key References | |------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Memory | Episodic Memory | Hippocampus, Entorhinal Cortex, CA1 Region of the Hippocampus | Eichenbaum, 2017; Squire, 1992 | | | Working Memory | Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (BA 46), Ventrolateral Prefrontal Cortex (BA 44/45), Parietal Cortex (BA 7) | Baddeley, 2000; Goldman-Rakic, 1995 | | | Procedural Memory | Basal Ganglia (Putamen), Cerebellum | Squire, 1992; Doyon & Benali, 2005 | | Language | Speech Production | Broca’s Area (BA 44/45), Supplementary Motor Area (SMA), Basal Temporal Area | Broca, 1861; Hickok & Poeppel, 2007 | | | Language Comprehension | Wernicke’s Area (BA 22), Angular Gyrus (BA 39), Superior Temporal Gyrus | Wernicke, 1874; Binder et al., 2009 | | | Reading | Visual Word Form Area (VWFA, in the Fusiform Gyrus), Angular Gyrus, Inferior Frontal Gyrus | Cohen et al., 2002; Dehaene et al., 2005 | | Executive Function | Decision Making | Orbitofrontal Cortex (BA 11), Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex (BA 10), Anterior Cingulate Cortex (BA 32) | Bechara et al., 1997; Rushworth et al., 2004 | | | Inhibitory Control | Right Inferior Frontal Gyrus (BA 44/45), Anterior Cingulate Cortex (BA 32), Subthalamic Nucleus | Aron et al., 2004; Hampshire et al., 2010 | | | Cognitive Flexibility | Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (BA 9/46), Parietal Cortex (BA 7), Basal Ganglia | Diamond, 2013; Cools & D'Esposito, 2011 | | Sensory Processing | Visual Processing | Primary Visual Cortex (V1, BA 17), Extrastriate Cortex (V2, V3), Fusiform Gyrus (BA 37) | Hubel & Wiesel, 1962; Kanwisher et al., 1997 | | | Auditory Processing | Primary Auditory Cortex (A1, BA 41/42), Superior Temporal Gyrus (BA 22), Planum Temporale | Rauschecker & Scott, 2009; Mesulam, 1990 | | | Somatosensory Processing | Primary Somatosensory Cortex (BA 1/2/3), Secondary Somatosensory Cortex (BA 5/7) | Mountcastle, 1997; Johansen-Berg et al., 2004 | | Motor Control | Voluntary Movement | Primary Motor Cortex (BA 4), Premotor Cortex (BA 6), Supplementary Motor Area (SMA) | Penfield & Boldrey, 1937; Rizzolatti & Luppino, 2001 | | | Fine Motor Skills | Primary Motor Cortex (BA 4), Cerebellum, Basal Ganglia | Sherrington, 1906; Ito, 2006 | | | Motor Learning | Cerebellum, Basal Ganglia, Primary Motor Cortex | Doyon & Benali, 2005; Krakauer et al., 2019 | | Emotion | Emotional Regulation | Amygdala, Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex (BA 10), Anterior Cingulate Cortex (BA 32) | LeDoux, 2000; Ochsner & Gross, 2005 | | | Fear Processing | Amygdala, Hippocampus, Prefrontal Cortex (BA 11) | Phelps et al., 2001; Adolphs, 2002 | | | Reward Processing | Nucleus Accumbens, Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA), Orbitofrontal Cortex (BA 11) | Schultz, 2015; Haber & Knutson, 2010 | | Spatial Navigation | Wayfinding | Hippocampus, Entorhinal Cortex (including Grid Cells), Parietal Cortex (BA 7) | O'Keefe & Nadel, 1978; Moser et al., 2008 | | | Spatial Memory | Hippocampus (CA1, CA3), Dentate Gyrus, Parahippocampal Cortex | Eichenbaum, 2017; Squire, 1992 | | | Object Location Memory | Hippocampus, Posterior Parietal Cortex (BA 7), Entorhinal Cortex | Park & Ekstrom, 2004; Burgess et al., 2002 | | Attention | Selective Attention | Temporoparietal Junction (BA 40), Frontal Eye Fields (BA 8), Superior Parietal Lobule (BA 7) | Posner & Petersen, 1990; Corbetta & Shulman, 2002 | | | Sustained Attention | Anterior Cingulate Cortex (BA 32), Lateral Prefrontal Cortex (BA 9), Parietal Cortex (BA 7)| Robertson et al., 1997; Sarter et al., 2001 | | | Divided Attention | Prefrontal Cortex (BA 46), Parietal Cortex (BA 7), Thalamus | Pashler, 1994; Kane & Engle, 2002 | | Social Cognition | Theory of Mind | Temporoparietal Junction (BA 39/40), Medial Prefrontal Cortex (BA 10), Temporal Poles (BA 38) | Saxe & Kanwisher, 2003; Frith & Frith, 2006 | | | Empathy | Anterior Insula, Anterior Cingulate Cortex (BA 32), Medial Prefrontal Cortex (BA 10) | Singer et al., 2004; Decety & Jackson, 2004 | | | Social Recognition | Fusiform Face Area (FFA, BA 37), Superior Temporal Sulcus (BA 22), Amygdala | Kanwisher et al., 1997; Haxby et al., 2000 | | Executive Function| Planning | Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (BA 9/46), Premotor Cortex (BA 6), Basal Ganglia | Shallice, 1982; Fuster, 1997 | | | Problem Solving | Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (BA 9/46), Anterior Cingulate Cortex (BA 32), Parietal Cortex (BA 7) | Heaton et al., 2004; Carter et al., 1998 | | Visual Processing | Object Recognition | Fusiform Gyrus (BA 37), Lateral Occipital Complex (LOC, BA 19), Inferotemporal Cortex | Kanwisher et al., 1997; Grill-Spector et al., 1998 | | | Motion Detection | Middle Temporal Area (MT/V5, BA 19), Superior Temporal Sulcus (BA 21), Parietal Cortex | Zeki, 1991; Pack & Born, 2001 | | | Color Perception | V4 Area (BA 8/19), Inferotemporal Cortex (BA 37), Ventral Stream Pathways | Zeki, 1992; Livingstone & Hubel, 1987 |

Notes:

• BA refers to Brodmann Area, a cytoarchitectonic classification of regions in the cerebral cortex.
• The order of brain regions reflects their relative importance or primary involvement in the specific function based on current research.
• This table is not exhaustive but provides an overview of key brain regions associated with various cognitive and behavioral functions.

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