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The global workspace is theorized as a fundamental mechanism or prerequisite for consciousness, as evidenced by its role in Global Neuronal Workspace Theory [1] and its inclusion in models explaining conscious experience {fact:1, fact:8}. Scholars argue that possessing a global workspace is a key indicator of consciousness in vertebrates and mammals {fact:5, fact:6}, and that it provides the global oversight necessary for adaptive conscious behavior {fact:2, fact:3, fact:4}.
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The function(s) of consciousness: an evolutionary perspective frontiersin.org 2 facts
claimOne potential answer to Max Velmans' question regarding the adaptive nature of consciousness is the advantage of global oversight for the control of behavior, such as in a global workspace, or the ability to confer meaning on sensory experience in a way non-conscious neural processes cannot.
referenceThe chapter 'Global workspace models of consciousness in a broader perspective' by A. Raffone and H. P. Barendregt was published in the book 'Beyond neural correlates of consciousness' in 2020.
Global workspace theory: consciousness as brain wide information ... selfawarepatterns.com 2 facts
claimBernard Baars believes that any animal possessing a cortex or a pallium, which includes all vertebrates, likely possesses a global workspace and is therefore conscious.
claimStanislas Dehaene suggests that all mammals, and possibly birds, likely possess a global workspace and are therefore conscious.
The function(s) of consciousness: an evolutionary perspective pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 1 fact
claimOne potential answer to why consciousness is adaptive involves the advantages of global oversight for the control of behavior, such as in a global workspace, or for conferring meaning on sensory experience in a way that non-conscious neural processes cannot.
Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net 1 fact
claimDavid Chalmers argues that treating the conscious experience of global workspace contents as a 'brute fact' implies that a theory of consciousness requires explanatorily primitive principles beyond facts about processing.
A Synergistic Workspace for Human Consciousness Revealed by ... elifesciences.org 1 fact
claimGlobal Neuronal Workspace Theory (GNWT) postulates that the global workspace plays a key role in supporting consciousness.