Emergence ex Machina: Correlates of Consciousness
Qeios,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
7(2)
Опубликована: Фев. 26, 2025
Consciousness
is
a
phenomenon
that
justifiably
attracts
pensive
attention.
And
despite
centuries
of
contemplation
and
decades
research,
consciousness
remains
an
elusive
poorly
defined
matter.
Its
nature,
composition,
characteristics
are
hotly
debated.
The
explanatory
gap
between
phenomenal
the
functions
neurobiological
correlates
considered
hard
problem.
However,
so-called
“easy”
problem,
evolutionary
biological
emergence
from
underlying
substrate,
also
not
easily
explainable.
discussion
about
essence
spreads
far
neurophysiology
biology
into
fields
quantum
mechanics
information
theory.
Old
concepts
panpsychism
pre-eminence
before
material
substrate
have
re-emerged
in
recent
decades.
Neopanpsychism
idea
potential
on
physical
elemental
basis,
it
expands
realm
astrophysical
objects
their
networks
with
complex
data
production
processing.
Information
theories
include
possibilities
for
any
non-biological
object
to
harbour
proto-mental
abilities
if
they
fulfil
minimal
architectural
informational
requirements.
“normal”
grasp
“realistic”
world
perception
endure
constant
criticism
leading
physicists
mathematicians.
In
this
atmosphere,
much
easier
claim
platonic
abstract
ideas
ability
non-physical
exist
independently.
It
important
re-evaluate
main
arguments
focus
practical
efforts
classical
scientific
research
its
elements,
established
metrics
clear
directions.
There
many
which
can
shift
approach
hypothesis
proving/disproving
towards
more
scholastic
nature
inability
investigate
it.
certainly
has
emerging
stages,
as
we
see
living
and,
at
same
time,
cannot
be
limited
by
one
person,
or
possession
challenge
abiological
fundamental
questions
require
significant
answer.
Язык: Английский
Growing Confidence and Remaining Uncertainty About Animal Consciousness
Qeios,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 26, 2024
While
the
study
of
consciousness
has
had
a
controversial
history
and,
until
recently,
pessimistic
prognosis,
recent
views
within
neuroscientific
community
suggest
that
maturing
if
incomplete
scientific
understanding
is
close
at
hand.
The
purpose
this
essay
to
specify
major
points
on
which
in
my
opinion
there
widespread
though
not
universal
agreement,
as
proposed
benchmarks
for
current
state
research
across
phylogenetic
spectrum.
Most
published
definitions
boil
down
focus
it
process
arising
nervous
system
engaged
with
body
and
its
environment,
giving
rise
subjective
(personal)
experience.
A
broad
consensus
phenomenology
sees
consisting
minimum
(1)
awarenessand
focused
attention,
(2)
unity
perception,
(3)
qualitative
variations
content,
(4)
mental
causation,
(5)
sense
self.
There
also
agreement
substrate
requires
sizeable,
complex
systems
organized
into
several
hierarchical
levels
processing.
Further
insight
gained
by
reconstructing
evolution
phenomenological
experience
―
most
likely
from
multiple
origins,
hosted
diversity
brain
architectures,
diverging
markedly
different
forms
animal
kingdom.
However,
three
mysteries
about
remain
unresolved
are
neurological
correlates
consciousness,
apparent
gap
between
mechanism,
monitors
activity
admitted
consciousness.
Язык: Английский