Constiinta

Constiinta - Intrebari
The centermost processes of the brain with which consciousness is presumably associated are simply not understood. They are so far beyond our comprehension that no one I know of has been able to imagine their nature (Roger Sperry) Ce este? Cum apare Ce rol are?

Constiinta definitie?
Totalitatea experientelor (potential) accesibile introspectiv Distinctie intre tipuri de constiinta Ex. Seth et al (2005): - Primary consciousness - Higher-order consciousness

Stream of thought James (1890)

Every thought tends to be part of a personal consciousness Within each personal consciousness thought is always changing Within each personal consciousness thought is sensibly continuous

It always appears to deal with objects independent of itself It is interested in some parts of these objects to the exclusion of others

Constiinta - Caracteristici
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1. Activitate cerebrala asincrona, de mica amplitudine

Constiinta - Caracteristici
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2. Implicarea sistemului talamocortical

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(Seth et al.,

3. Activitate cerebrala distribuita 4. Varietatea crescuta a continuturilor (embodied!) 5. Continuturi cu valoare informationala (habituare) 6. Adaptarea rapida si natura trecatoare

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(Seth

7. Consistenta interna sarcini cu input dublu 8. Capacitate limitata si serialitate 9. Sensory binding (mecanisme executive; sincronizarea selectiva a unor grupuri neuronale) 10. Autoatribuire, caracterul subiectiv si perspectiva observatorului

Experienta fenomenologica - qualia

Qualia = proprietatile introspectabile ale experientei senzoriale What is it like to be a bat? (Nagel, 1974)

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(Seth et al.,

11. Structura de tip centru-periferie (focus-fringe) 11. Stabilitate in raport cu inputul senzorial

Este constiinta fizica?

Relatia psihic creier: Materialism Epifenomenalism Relaie bidirecional

Contra materialism
1. Lebniz si calatoria fantastica

Frank Jackson (1986) argumentul cunoasterii (knowledge argument)

Rolul constiintei
Exista procesare complexa de informatie in afara constiintei?
Ex. Blindsight (Weiskrantz, 1997)

Ex. Activare scopuri, stereotipuri, reglare emotionala,

Rolul constiintei
Abordarea functionalista 1. Selectarea actiunilor 2. Evaluarea si modificarea planurilor 3. Initierea recuperarii informatiei din MLD 4. Monitorizarea si stocarea actiunilor curente 5. Monitorizarea erorilor in structuri inconstiente Abordarea non-functionalista

Rolul constiintei
Are constiinta rol cauzal? Libet (1983) Daniel Wegner