Conscious processing. Unity in time rather than in space

Singer, Wolf

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Conscious processing. Unity in time rather than in space

Singer, W. (2018). Conscious processing. Unity in time rather than in space. In B. Gulyás, & J. W. Vasbinder (Eds.), Cultural patterns and neurocognitive circuits II. East-west connections (pp. 113-132). Singapore: World Scientific Publishing.

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Singer, Wolf^{1, 2}, Author

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1Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI) for Neuroscience in Cooperation with Max Planck Society, Max Planck Society, ou_2074314
2Singer Lab, Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI) for Neuroscience in Cooperation with Max Planck Society, Max Planck Society, Deutschordenstraße 46, 60528 Frankfurt, DE, ou_3381220

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Abstract: Research on the neuronal correlates of consciousness faces the problem that the explanandum is ill defined. An attempt is made to constrain the problem by contrasting conscious with non-conscious processing modes. Evidence is reviewed that favors the notion that conscious processing is associated with a dynamical state that permits binding of widely distributed computational results by establishing large scale temporal coherence. It is proposed that the coexistence of conscious and non-conscious processing modes is a general feature of mammalian brains that is amenable to neurobiological exploration. By contrast it is argued that the phase transition between neuronal processes and the qualia experienced from the first person perspective defies purely neuroscientific reductionism because qualia have the ontological status of social realities. Hence, they can only be accounted for by including in addition the social interactions of agents endowed with the cognitive functions of humans.

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Title: Cultural patterns and neurocognitive circuits II. East-west connections

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Gulyás, Balázs, Editor
Vasbinder, Jan W., Editor

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Publ. Info: Singapore : World Scientific Publishing

Pages: - Volume / Issue: 5, Exploring Complexity Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 113 - 132 Identifier: ISBN: 978-981-3230-47-7