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Science Group Review Article Article ID: igmin180

Wishful Thinking about Consciousness

Cognitive Science Behavioral Science
Peter Grindrod *
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    Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, England

DOI10.61927/igmin180 Fulltext HTML Fulltext PDF Cite this article
DOI10.61927/igmin180 Fulltext HTML Fulltext PDF Cite this article

Abstract

We contrast three very distinct mathematical approaches to the hard problem of consciousness: quantum consciousness, integrated information theory, and the very large-scale dynamical systems simulation of a network of networks. We highlight their features and their associated hypotheses, and we discuss how they are aligned or in conflict. We suggest some challenges to these theories, in considering how they might apply to the human brain as it develops both cognitive and conscious sophistication, from infancy to adulthood. We indicate how an evolutionary perspective challenges the distinct approaches to aver performance advantages and physiological surrogates for consciousness.

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