… review four prominent theoretical approaches to consciousness: higher-order theories, global
workspace theories, re-entry and predictive processing theories and integrated information …

… Theories of consciousness can be categorized as either first-order theories or HOTs. In general,
there are … What can synesthesia teach us about higher order theories of consciousness?. …

… ’s understanding of consciousness may have been shaped by an implicit theory of mind. …
consciousness we think we have and the complex, rich, but mechanistic consciousness we may …

… At one extreme, if we interpret higher order thoughts as a simple 2-stage computation,
HOTT is subject to the small network argument because any 2-stage computer program is …

… Different theories of consciousness have proposed vastly … workspace theory, higher-order
theories, social theories, and … (SOMA), in which consciousness is viewed as something that the …

… ‘second order’ re-representation or ‘higher order thought’ is required to elevate first order
representations to consciousness… different mechanisms for generating the higher order thought. …

… Finally, I highlight empirical predictions that flow from the model, and how it relates to
existing theories of consciousness such as global workspace and higher-order theories. …

… many theories have been proposed. Certain theories suggest that consciousness should be
… in a global workspace, applying higher order to lower order representations, or predictive …

… ,19] and most recently, the temporospatial theory of consciousness (TTC) [3,5,20,21]. Others
include the higher order theories of consciousness [22,23], recurrent processing theory [24], …

… theory-heavy approach is this: We start with humans. We develop a well-confirmed, complete
theory of consciousness in humans, and we take this theory “… cases, are conscious or not. …