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. 2020 Dec:34-35:1-39.
doi: 10.1016/j.plrev.2018.05.001. Epub 2018 May 7.

Creativity, information, and consciousness: The information dynamics of thinking

Geraint A Wiggins  1
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Creativity, information, and consciousness: The information dynamics of thinking

Geraint A Wiggins. Phys Life Rev. 2020 Dec.
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Abstract

This paper presents a theory of the basic operation of mind, Information Dynamics of Thinking, which is intended for computational implementation and thence empirical testing. It is based on the information theory of Shannon, and treats the mind/brain as an information processing organ that aims to be information-efficient, in that it predicts its world, so as to use information efficiently, and regularly re-represents it, so as to store information efficiently. The theory is presented in context of a background review of various research areas that impinge upon its development. Consequences of the theory and testable hypotheses arising from it are discussed.

Keywords: Cognitive architecture; Cognitive representation; Computational creativity; Information theory; Machine consciousness; Music cognition.

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