ASTRA — Adaptive Neuroplastic Cognitive Runtime
Research publication package — theory and architecture for adaptive AI agents with plastic memory, internal time, and emergent agency. Includes Triggered Intention & Temporal Self-Deviation (TI/TSD), Causal Reverberation Theory (CRT), and the A.S.T.R.A. Runtime Synthesis.
Author: Teodor Cătălin Bîtica
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Version: TI/TSD preprint v1.4.3 · package sync 2026-07-22
What this repository is
Public, citable theory and specification documents — not the full implementation codebase.
| Folder | Role |
|---|---|
01_preprint/ |
Citable preprint (EN + RO; MD + DOCX) |
02_CRT/ |
Causal Reverberation Theory — mother theory (RO + EN) |
04_runtime_synthesis/ |
How the cognitive runtime is built (RO + EN) |
appendix/ |
Supporting sub-theories cited by the mother documents |
Reading order: CRT (why) → Preprint (what) → Runtime Synthesis (how) → Appendix as needed.
English canonical files (cite these)
| Document | Path |
|---|---|
| Preprint EN | 01_preprint/Triggered_Intention_and_Temporal_Self_Deviation_Preprint.md |
| Preprint EN (DOCX) | 01_preprint/Triggered_Intention_and_Temporal_Self_Deviation_Preprint.docx |
| Preprint RO | 01_preprint/Triggered_Intention_and_Temporal_Self_Deviation_Preprint_RO.md |
| CRT EN | 02_CRT/en/Causal_Reverberation_Theory_EN.md |
| CRT RO | 02_CRT/ro/Teoria_Reverberatiei_Cauzale.md |
| Runtime synthesis EN | 04_runtime_synthesis/en/ASTRA_Adaptive_Cognitive_Runtime_Synthesis_EN.md |
| Runtime synthesis RO | 04_runtime_synthesis/ro/ASTRA_Adaptive_Cognitive_Runtime_Synthesis.md |
| Appendix EN | appendix/en/ |
| Appendix RO | appendix/ro/ |
See 00_DOCUMENT_MAP.md for the full file map.
Citation
If you use this work, please cite the preprint (English canonical):
Bîtica, T. C. (2026). Triggered Intention and Temporal Self-Deviation: A Functional Framework for Emergent Agency in Adaptive AI Systems (v1.4.3). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
A CITATION.cff file is included for GitHub / reference managers.
License summary
Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International.
- Allowed: share, link, read, academic citation with attribution
- Not allowed without permission: commercial use, redistribution of modified versions
Full terms: LICENSE · Creative Commons deed
Commercial licensing: bitica_catalin85@yahoo.com
Implementation
Implementation source code and automated tests exist in a separate private repository. Selected reproducibility artifacts may be released in later versions. This publication package describes the theoretical and architectural framework only.
© 2025–2026 Teodor Cătălin Bîtica