The hard problem of consciousness is the problem of explaining how we experience qualia
or phenomenal experiences, such as seeing, hearing, and feeling, and knowing what they …

A full understanding of consciousness requires that we identify the brain processes from
which conscious experiences emerge. What are these processes, and what is their utility in …

Adaptive Resonance Theory, or ART, is a cognitive and neural theory of how the brain
autonomously learns to categorize, recognize, and predict objects and events in a changing …

The processes whereby our brains continue to learn about a changing world in a stable
fashion throughout life are proposed to lead to conscious experiences. These processes …

A neuroscientifically informed theory arguing that the core of qualitative conscious
experience arises from the integration of sensory and cognitive modalities. Although science …

Conscious experience in humans depends on brain activity, so neuroscience will contribute
to explaining consciousness. What would it be for neuroscience to explain consciousness …

Attempts to augment the function of the human brain inevitably involve in some way what
Block (1995) calls phenomenal consciousness—bodily sensations and perceptual …

The mind and brain sciences began with consciousness as a central concern. But for much
of the 20th century, ideological and methodological concerns relegated its empirical study to …

Over the past few years numerous proposals have appeared that attempt to characterize
consciousness in terms of what could be called its computational correlates: Principles of …

Progress in brain research, especially in the domain of cognitive neuroscience, renders
phenomena that have traditionally been subjects of the humanities amenable to scientific …