consciousness ↔ decision-making

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Consciousness and decision-making are linked as the former is theorized to enhance the latter through sensory awareness [1] and information integration [2], although research also indicates that complex decision-making can occur independently of conscious processing [3].

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The evolution of human-type consciousness – a by-product of ... frontiersin.org Frontiers 2 facts

claimGlobal Workspace Theory (GWT), originally proposed by Bernard Baars in 1988 and expanded by Stanislas Dehaene in 2014, suggests that consciousness arises when information is widely broadcast across the brain, allowing different areas to integrate and share information for decision-making, memory, and action.

claimHigh-level human functions such as complex decision making (Dijksterhuis and Strick, 2016), chess-playing (Dreyfus and Dreyfus, 2005), and arithmetic (Hassin, 2013) can be performed without consciousness, often more quickly and efficiently in cases like savants or bullet chess players.

(PDF) On the function of consciousness - an adaptationist perspective academia.edu Academia.edu 1 fact

claimThe adaptive function of consciousness includes enhancing survival through sensory awareness and decision-making.