Consciousness is already solved: The continued debate is not about science
- PMID: 35319409
- DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X21001837
Consciousness is already solved: The continued debate is not about science
Abstract
A logical explanation of consciousness has been known for decades. The brain must construct a specific set of information about conscious feeling (theory-of-mind information), causing people to believe, think, and claim to have consciousness. Theories that propose an actual, intangible feeling are non-explanatory. They add a magical red herring while leaving unexplained the objective phenomena: the believing, thinking, and claiming.
Comment in
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The integrated information theory of consciousness: Unmasked and identified.Behav Brain Sci. 2022 Mar 23;45:e65. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X21002387. Behav Brain Sci. 2022. PMID: 35319426
Comment on
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The integrated information theory of consciousness: A case of mistaken identity.Behav Brain Sci. 2021 May 19;45:e41. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X21000881. Behav Brain Sci. 2021. PMID: 34006338
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