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Consciousness and action are linked because consciousness is described as being discharged through action in the 'pathological complexity thesis' [1], and action is identified as one of the specific systems that grants information the status of consciousness [2].
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Complexity and the Evolution of Consciousness | Biological Theory link.springer.com 1 fact
claimThe 'pathological complexity thesis' posits that the diversity of subjective experiences is subservient to evaluation, as consciousness is discharged in action.
Global workspace theory: consciousness as brain wide information ... selfawarepatterns.com 1 fact
perspectiveThe author of the article argues that consciousness is not an intrinsic quality of a piece of information, but rather a status granted to information when it becomes accessible to multiple systems throughout the brain, such as memory, affect, action, and introspective systems.