The hidden structure of consciousness DOI Creative Commons

Bruno Forti

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: April 8, 2024

According to Loorits, if we want consciousness be explained in terms of natural sciences, should able analyze its seemingly non-structural aspects, like qualia, structural terms. However, the studies conducted over last three decades do not seem bridge explanatory gap between physical phenomena and phenomenal experience. One possible way is seek structure within itself, through a analysis qualitative aspects First, this leads us identify explanandum concerning simplest forms experience qualia but unitary set qualities found early vision. Second, it hypothesize that also made up non-apparent parts, there exists hidden consciousness. This structure, corresponding simple visual experience, constituted by Hierarchy Spatial Belongings nested each other. Each individual Belonging formed primary content space. The can traced perceptibility contents distinguish field. space responsible for perceptible itself. phenomenon I refer as subtraction visibility allows characterize phenomenally negative . hierarchical relationships ensure nature components perceptual organization, such object, background, detail. presents are decidedly counterintuitive compared our idea on one hand, explain vision their appearance whole, while other might more easily explicable brain organization. In words, considered which, placing itself at an intermediate level properties, contribute bridging gap.

Language: Английский

A Landscape of Consciousness: Toward a Taxonomy of Explanations and Implications DOI Creative Commons
Robert Lawrence Kuhn

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 190, P. 28 - 169

Published: Jan. 26, 2024

Diverse explanations or theories of consciousness are arrayed on a roughly physicalist-to-nonphysicalist landscape essences and mechanisms. Categories: Materialism Theories (philosophical, neurobiological, electromagnetic field, computational informational, homeostatic affective, embodied enactive, relational, representational, language, phylogenetic evolution); Non-Reductive Physicalism; Quantum Theories; Integrated Information Theory; Panpsychisms; Monisms; Dualisms; Idealisms; Anomalous Altered States Challenge Theories. There many subcategories, especially for Each explanation is self-described by its adherents, critique minimal only clarification, there no attempt to adjudicate among theories. The implications assessed with respect four questions: meaning/purpose/value (if any); AI consciousness; virtual immortality; survival beyond death. A Landscape Consciousness, I suggest, offers perspective.

Language: Английский

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Integrated Information Theory and the Phenomenal Binding Problem: Challenges and Solutions in a Dynamic Framework DOI Creative Commons
Chris Percy,

Andrés Gómez-Emilsson

Entropy, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 27(4), P. 338 - 338

Published: March 25, 2025

Theories of consciousness grounded in neuroscience must explain the phenomenal binding problem, e.g., how micro-units information are combined to create macro-scale conscious experience common human phenomenology. An example is single ‘pixels’ a visual scene experienced as holistic image ‘mind’s eye’, rather than individual, separate, and massively parallel experiences, corresponding perhaps individual neuron activations, neural ensembles, or foveal saccades, any which could conceivably deliver identical functionality from an processing point view. There multiple contested candidate solutions problem. This paper explores metaphysical infrastructure Integrated Information Theory (IIT) v4.0 can provide distinctive solution. The solution—that particular entities aggregable units (‘complexes’) define existence—might work static picture, but introduces issues dynamic system. We ask what happens our self main complex moves around biological network. Our account developing through time leads apparent dilemma for IIT theorists between non-local entity transitions contiguous selves: ‘dynamic evolution problem’. As well specifying dilemma, we describe three ways might dissolve before it gains traction. Clarifying IIT’s position on potentially underpinned with novel empirical theoretical research, helps researchers understand assess its plausibility. see contributing current research emphasis shift analysis.

Language: Английский

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Approaching the nature of consciousness through a phenomenal analysis of early vision. What is the explanandum? DOI Creative Commons

Bruno Forti

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: March 18, 2024

Loorits (2014) identifies the solution to hard problem of consciousness in possibility fully analyzing seemingly non-structural aspects structural terms. However, research on conducted recent decades has failed bridge explanatory gap between brain and conscious mind. One reason why cannot be filled, consequently remains hard, is that experience neural structure are too different or "distant" directly compatible. Conversely, can found phenomenal experience. possible alternative, therefore, seek not substrate, but within itself, through a analysis qualitative experience, starting from its simplest forms. An essential premise reformulate explanandum consciousness, which usually attributed qualia what it like certain state. these properties do allow us identify fundamental Sensations such as redness red painfulness pain inseparable context they belong, making appear artifacts. Furthermore, early vision. They involved perceptual organization necessarily have relational significance. The unitary set qualities vision-such those related being an object, background detail-constitutes forms seems imply justifying structure. Although vision characterized by interdependent components form whole, we find consciousness. Phenomenal appearance alone does seem sufficient closeness characteristics prompts delve into less explored territory, using also explanans.

Language: Английский

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Conscious Causality, Observer–Observed Simultaneity, and the Problem of Time for Integrated Information Theory DOI Creative Commons
John Sanfey

Entropy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 26(8), P. 647 - 647

Published: July 30, 2024

Without proven causal power, consciousness cannot be integrated with physics except as an epiphenomenon, hence the term 'hard problem'. Integrated Information Theory (IIT) side-steps issue by stating that subjective experience must identical to informational physical structures whose cause-and-effect power is greater than sum of their parts. But focus on spatially oriented rather events in time introduces a deep conceptual flaw throughout its entire structure, including measure information, known

Language: Английский

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The hidden structure of consciousness DOI Creative Commons

Bruno Forti

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: April 8, 2024

According to Loorits, if we want consciousness be explained in terms of natural sciences, should able analyze its seemingly non-structural aspects, like qualia, structural terms. However, the studies conducted over last three decades do not seem bridge explanatory gap between physical phenomena and phenomenal experience. One possible way is seek structure within itself, through a analysis qualitative aspects First, this leads us identify explanandum concerning simplest forms experience qualia but unitary set qualities found early vision. Second, it hypothesize that also made up non-apparent parts, there exists hidden consciousness. This structure, corresponding simple visual experience, constituted by Hierarchy Spatial Belongings nested each other. Each individual Belonging formed primary content space. The can traced perceptibility contents distinguish field. space responsible for perceptible itself. phenomenon I refer as subtraction visibility allows characterize phenomenally negative . hierarchical relationships ensure nature components perceptual organization, such object, background, detail. presents are decidedly counterintuitive compared our idea on one hand, explain vision their appearance whole, while other might more easily explicable brain organization. In words, considered which, placing itself at an intermediate level properties, contribute bridging gap.

Language: Английский

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