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Global Workspace Theory defines the mechanism of unconscious information processing by describing it as localized module activity [1] and utilizing a theater metaphor where unconscious processes are represented by backstage personnel [2] and the audience [3].
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claimGlobal Workspace Theory posits that unconscious processing occurs when brain modules connect to one or a few other modules to accomplish a task without broadcasting the signal to the entire system.
claimGlobal workspace theory is commonly described using a theater metaphor where a light shines on the stage to represent conscious events, while backstage personnel and the audience represent unconscious information processing modules.
claimGlobal workspace theory avoids the infinite regression of the Cartesian theater by stipulating that the audience (the unconscious information processing modules) is not conscious.