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- Consciousness is not a process in the brain but a kind of behavior that, of course, is controlled by the brain like any other behavior.
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Apr 23, 2018 · Consciousness is not a process in the brain but a kind of behavior that, of course, is controlled by the brain like any other behavior. Human consciousness emerges on the interface between three components of animal behavior: communication, play, and the use of tools.
- Boris Kotchoubey
- 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00567
- 2018
- Front Psychol. 2018; 9: 567.
- Global Neuronal Workspace
- Integrated Information
- How It Feels to Control Attention
In brief, GNWT proposes that there is a network of long-range connections that span the brain, called the global workspace. Neural information becomes conscious when it gains access to this workspace, which allows it to be broadcast throughout the brain, including to specialized hubs for memory, perception, motor output, and attention. Crucially, i...
The communication and integration of information between brain regions is at the heart of many theories of consciousness. One of these, IIT, uses a complex equation to calculate an entity’s degree of consciousness from how well it integrates information. According to the equation, even inanimate objects such as rocks and teapots have a glimmer of c...
Prof. Graziano has a problem with all these theories of consciousness. He argues that they cannot even be termed theories because they do not actually explain consciousness, they only describe it. He likens this to the difference between Newton’s law of gravitation, which is an equation that calculates gravitational force, and Einstein’s theory of ...
Feb 24, 2022 · Neuroscience has furnished evidence that neurons are fundamental to consciousness; at the fine and gross scale, aspects of our conscious experience depend on specific patterns of neural activity – in some way, the connectivity of neurons computes the features of our experience.
Oct 9, 2018 · A neuroscientific explanation of consciousness adduces properties of the brain, typically the brain’s electrical properties. A salient phenomenon is neural signaling through action potentials or spikes.
May 20, 2023 · Key Facts: The ascending reticular activating system (ARAS), a network of brain regions including the thalamus and brainstem, modulates our level of alertness and wakefulness, prerequisites for conscious awareness.
Nov 1, 2018 · Evidence from neurobiology indicates that the brain operates on the principle of energetic processing and that a certain organization of energy in the brain, measured with information theoretic techniques, can be reliably predict the presence and level of consciousness.
Jul 24, 2019 · Newly developed techniques for measuring brain activity are enabling scientists to refine their theories about what consciousness is, how it forms in the brain and where the boundaries lie...
