The informational mind and the information integration theory of consciousness
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Gamez, D. 2014. The informational mind and the information integration theory of consciousness. International Journal of Machine Consciousness. 6 (1), pp. 21-28. https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793843014400046
Type | Article |
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Title | The informational mind and the information integration theory of consciousness |
Authors | Gamez, D. |
Abstract | According to Aleksander and Morton’s informational mind hypothesis, conscious minds are state structures that are created through iconic learning. Distributed representations of colors, edges, objects, etc. are linked with proprioceptive and motor information to generate the awareness of an out-there world. The uniqueness and indivisibility of these iconically learnt states reflect the uniqueness and indivisibility of the world. This article summarizes the key claims of the informational mind hypothesis and considers them in relation to Tononi’s information integration theory of consciousness. Some suggestions are made about how the informational mind hypothesis could be experimentally tested, and its significance for work on machine consciousness is considered. |
Keywords | Aristotle’s Laptop; information integration; informational mind; correlates of consciousness |
Research Group | Artificial Intelligence group |
Publisher | World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd |
Journal | International Journal of Machine Consciousness |
ISSN | 1793-8430 |
Electronic | 1793-8473 |
Publication dates | |
Jun 2014 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 19 Oct 2015 |
Accepted | 01 Jun 2013 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1142/S1793843014400046 |
Language | English |
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