mental process External A 'mental process' is a subclass of 'bodily process', as mental processes occur within the body, specifically involving the brain. Mental processes can vary in the degree to which they involve consciousness. A 'mental process' is a subclass of 'bodily process', as mental processes occur within the body, specifically involving the brain. GO:0050890, cognition, defined as `The operation of the mind by which an organism becomes aware of objects of thought or perception; it includes the mental activities associated with thinking, learning, and memory.' A bodily process which brings into being, sustains or modifies a cognitive representation or a behavior inducing state. Valence is a process profile of an emotion, mood, or affective bodily feeling (such as pleasure and pain). Valence can be positive or negative, with different strengths in both directions. For example, pleasure is positively valenced while pain is negatively valenced. A <bodily process> that occurs in the brain, and that can of itself be conscious, or can give rise to a process that can of itself be conscious or can give rise to behaviour. Mental processes can varying in the degree to which they involve consciousness. Examples include thinking, feeling pain, remembering and emotion as occurrent experiences. A bodily process that occurs in the brain, and that can of itself be conscious, or can give rise to a process that can of itself be conscious or can give rise to behaviour. bodily process