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Consciousness and learning are deeply linked as researchers explore how consciousness facilitates sophisticated learning and behavioral control [1], [2]. Theories suggest consciousness may have evolved specifically to incorporate learning into behavioral decision-making [3], [4], with studies examining whether learning can occur both with and without conscious awareness [5], [6], [7].
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The function(s) of consciousness: an evolutionary perspective frontiersin.org 3 facts
claimOne function of consciousness is to transfer agency from evolutionary time to real time, which expands the role that learning and memory play in behavioral control.
claimLearning and memory operate both with and without consciousness, according to research by Cleeremans and Jimémez (2002) and Squire and Dede (2015).
perspectiveLacalli proposes that consciousness first evolved as a mechanism to incorporate learning into behavior in a novel way, enabling better choices between alternative actions compared to non-conscious pathways.
The evolution of human-type consciousness – a by-product of ... frontiersin.org 2 facts
claimConsciousness contributes to the control of daily activities, sophisticated learning, and the evolution of higher cognitive skills such as thought, language, and higher emotional functions.
referenceGinsburg and Jablonka (2019) explore the origins of consciousness through the lens of learning and evolutionary biology.
Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net 1 fact
claimDavid Chalmers argues that Patricia Churchland mischaracterizes his 'easy' versus 'hard' problem distinction by framing it as a division between specific cognitive problems like attention, learning, and memory on one hand, and the problem of consciousness on the other.
Developing youth work: Chapter 5 - Beyond social education infed.org 1 fact
claimLearning can be conceptualized as either an internal change in consciousness or as the process of acquiring knowledge, feelings, and skills.
Adversarial testing of global neuronal workspace and ... - Nature nature.com 1 fact
referenceCleeremans et al. (2020) explored the relationship between learning and consciousness in their paper 'Learning to be conscious' published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences.
Life, Intelligence, and Consciousness: A Functional Perspective longnow.org 1 fact
perspectiveMany members of the European and American intelligentsia argue that terms such as 'intelligence,' 'learning,' 'understanding,' 'agency,' and 'consciousness' should not be applied to artificial neural networks without qualification.