Can we prove that there are computational correlates of consciousness in the brain?
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Gamez, D. 2014. Can we prove that there are computational correlates of consciousness in the brain? Journal of Cognitive Science. 15 (2), pp. 149-186. https://doi.org/10.17791/jcs.2014.15.2.149
Type | Article |
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Title | Can we prove that there are computational correlates of consciousness in the brain? |
Authors | Gamez, D. |
Abstract | Scientific research on consciousness is attempting to gather data about the relationship between consciousness and the physical world. The basic procedure is to measure consciousness through first-person reports, measure the physical world and look for correlations between these sets of measurements. While most of this work has focused on neural correlates of consciousness, it has also been proposed that consciousness is linked to the computations that are being executed by the brain. If this is the case, we would expect there to be a high level of correlation between some of the brain’s computations and consciousness. This could be scientifically tested if a plausible method for measuring computations could be found. |
Keywords | Implementation; computation; correlates of consciousness; functionalism; combinatorial state automata; finite state automata; brain |
Research Group | Artificial Intelligence group |
Publisher | Institute for Cognitive Science |
Journal | Journal of Cognitive Science |
ISSN | 1598-2327 |
Publication dates | |
30 Jun 2014 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 09 Oct 2015 |
Accepted | 02 Jun 2014 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Open |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.17791/jcs.2014.15.2.149 |
Language | English |
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