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David Chalmers and Christof Koch are linked by their long-standing professional engagement regarding the study of consciousness, most notably through a 25-year wager made in 1998 concerning the neural correlates of consciousness [1], [2], [3]. This bet concluded in 2023 with Koch conceding to Chalmers [1], [4], [5], and both figures have historically participated in the same academic discourse surrounding the hard problem of consciousness [6], [7].
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What a Contest of Consciousness Theories Really Proved quantamagazine.org 2 facts
claimChristof Koch and David Chalmers engaged in a bet regarding the discovery of the neural correlates of consciousness.
accountNeuroscientist Christof Koch of the Allen Institute for Brain Science conceded a 25-year bet to philosopher David Chalmers of New York University regarding the neural correlates of consciousness, acknowledging that they had not yet been definitively identified.
Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net 2 facts
claimDavid Chalmers considers the research projects of Francis Crick, Christof Koch, Bernard Baars, and Bruce MacLennan to be compatible with his own research program regarding the hard problem of consciousness.
accountThe symposium on David Chalmers' paper 'Facing Up to the Problem of Consciousness' included 26 commentaries from various scholars, including Bernard Baars, Douglas Bilodeau, Patricia Churchland, Tom Clark, C.J.S. Clarke, Francis Crick, Christof Koch, Daniel Dennett, Stuart Hameroff, Roger Penrose, Valerie Hardcastle, David Hodgson, Piet Hut, Roger Shepard, Benjamin Libet, E.J. Lowe, Bruce MacLennan, Colin McGinn, Eugene Mills, Kieron O'Hara, Tom Scutt, Mark Price, William Robinson, Gregg Rosenberg, William Seager, Jonathan Shear, Henry Stapp, Francisco Varela, Max Velmans, and Richard Warner.
Workspace vs integration: results starting to come in selfawarepatterns.com 1 fact
claimChristof Koch, a major proponent of Integrated Information Theory (IIT), conceded a bet made 25 years ago with David Chalmers that the neural correlates of consciousness would be known by now.
David Chalmers - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
accountIn 2023, David Chalmers won a bet made in 1998 against neuroscientist Christof Koch regarding whether the neural underpinnings of consciousness would be resolved by 2023; Chalmers bet they would not be resolved, while Koch bet they would.
GWT: A Leading Consciousness Theory Depends on Information ... mindmatters.ai 1 fact
claimChristof Koch and David Chalmers made a science wager in 1998 regarding the discovery of a 'consciousness spot' in the brain, with the wager set to conclude within 25 years.