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A Cognitive Theory of Consciousness

A Cognitive Theory of Consciousness

by Bernard J. Baars
Paperback
Publication Date: 30/07/1993

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Conscious experience is one of the most difficult and thorny problems in psychological science. Its study has been neglected for many years, either because it was thought to be too difficult, or because the relevant evidence was thought to be poor. Bernard Baars suggests a way to specify empirical constraints on a theory of consciousness by contrasting well-established conscious phenomena - such as stimulus representations known to be attended, perceptual, and informative - with closely comparable unconscious ones - such as stimulus representations known to be preperceptual, unattended, or habituated. Adducing data to show that consciousness is associated with a kind of global workplace in the nervous system, and that several brain structures are known to behave in accordance with his theory, Baars helps to clarify many difficult problems.
ISBN:
9780521427432
9780521427432
Category:
Philosophy of mind
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
30-07-1993
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
228x152x28mm
Weight:
0.7kg

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