Suggests that neuroscience may be the best approach to the problem of explaining
consciousness. Processes in the brain responsible for consciousness; Neural correlates of …

The easy problems of consciousness include the following: How can a human subject
discriminate sensory stimuli and react to them appropriately? How does the brain integrate …

We assume that when people talk about ''consciousness,''there is something to be
explained. While most neuroscientists acknowledge that consciousness exists, and that at …

], Cohen and Dennett propose that consciousness is inextricably tied to one's ability to report
about the contents of experience (an 'access-only'theory). They contrast this with theories …

The overwhelrrting question in neurobi ology today is the relation between the mind and the
brain. Everyone agrees that what we know as mind is closely related to certain aspects of …

The integrated information theory (IIT) starts from phenomenology and makes use of thought
experiments to claim that consciousness is integrated information. Specifically:(i) the …

There are many ways to approach the understanding of consciousness. Questions about
these ways have occupied philosophers and metaphysicians for centuries. During the early …

For a neuroscientist, consciousness currently defies any formal operational definition.
However, the phenomenon is distinct from self-consciousness: after all, one can “let oneself …

Explanation does not exist in a metaphysical vacuum. Conceptions of the structure of a
phenomenon play an important role in guiding attempts to explain it, and erroneous …

Much has recently been written about the subject of consciousness, thanks to the revival of
interest in disciplines as various as philosophy, psychology, cognitive science, and …