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Consciousness and brain states are fundamentally linked in neuroscientific and philosophical discourse, where consciousness is modeled as transitions between brain states [1] or as a phenomenon that reductive accounts struggle to map to specific brain states [2]. Furthermore, identity theory posits that conscious experiences are identical to specific brain states [3], while other perspectives debate whether consciousness is an emergent property or merely a categorization of brain states [4].
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Theories and Methods of Consciousness biomedres.us 1 fact
claimT. Sikkens, C. A. Bosman, and U. Olcese argued in 2019 that top-down modulation plays a critical role in shaping sensory processing across different brain states, with implications for understanding consciousness.
The Conscious Mind - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimReductive accounts of consciousness fail because they cannot explain why specific brain states are accompanied by conscious experience.
Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org 1 fact
perspectiveCritics argue that if agency is defined as collapsing brain states without influencing the outcome, the role of consciousness is limited to a passive 'rolling of the dice' where outcomes are random.
Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimFriedrich Beck and John Eccles' approach to consciousness focuses primarily on brain states and brain dynamics, with the exception of John Eccles' specific ideas regarding mental causation.
Classification Schemes of Altered States of Consciousness - ORBi orbi.uliege.be 1 fact
referenceWerner, G. (2009) published 'Consciousness related neural events viewed as brain state space transitions' in Cognitive Neurodynamics, which models consciousness as transitions between brain states.
Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
perspectiveProperty dualism regarding the mind is defended by those who argue that the qualitative nature of consciousness is a genuinely emergent phenomenon rather than merely a way of categorizing brain states or behavior.
Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimAccording to identity theory, if having a qualitative conscious experience of phenomenal red is identical to being in a brain state with specific neurophysiological properties, then experiential properties are considered a straightforwardly physical reality.