consciousness ↔ Integration

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Integration is identified as a functional phenomenon that theories of consciousness must account for [1], [2], and [3], while Integrated Information Theory specifically posits that consciousness is fundamentally constituted by integrated information [4].

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Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net Journal of Consciousness Studies 3 facts

claimDavid Chalmers argues that prima facie, the phenomena a theory of consciousness must account for include both functions (such as discrimination, integration, and report) and experience, and that explaining experience is distinct from explaining these functions.

claimDavid Chalmers argues that his own arguments for the existence of consciousness take the existence of consciousness for granted, while explicitly distinguishing it from functional concepts such as discrimination, integration, reaction, and report.

claimThe manifest phenomena that require explanation in the case of consciousness include discrimination, reportability, integration, and experience.

A Neuroscientific Theory of Consciousness - Sites at Dartmouth sites.dartmouth.edu Jim Heller · Dartmouth Undergraduate Journal of Science 1 fact

claimThe 'integration' postulate of Integrated Information Theory states that consciousness consists only of integrated information, meaning distinct elements of an experience cannot be isolated from one another without eliminating the conscious experience.