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consciousness studies
Also known as: consciousness research
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Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net 7 facts
claimDavid Chalmers posits that the ultimate goal in consciousness research is to develop a simple theory that accurately explains the relationship between processing and experience, though he anticipates this will take many years.
claimDavid Chalmers predicts that early consciousness research will focus on isolating correlations between complex neuro/cognitive processes and familiar characteristics of conscious experience.
claimDavid Chalmers identifies the primary divide in the field of consciousness studies as being between those who believe there is a phenomenon that needs explaining (the rest) and those who believe there is not (type-A materialists).
claimDavid Chalmers observes that there is a fundamental division in the field of consciousness studies between those who believe only 'easy' problems exist and those who believe subjective experience also requires explanation.
claimDavid Chalmers identifies the ultimate goal of consciousness research as the development of a fundamental psychophysical theory that explains the deep structure underlying high-level connections between neuro/cognitive processes and conscious experience.
procedureDavid Chalmers proposes a methodology for consciousness research that involves paying attention to both physical processing and phenomenology, finding systematic regularities between them, working down to simpler principles, and explaining the connection through fundamental laws.
claimDavid Chalmers posits that the concept of information may provide a framework for progress in consciousness studies because it captures a formal isomorphism between conscious states and underlying physical states.
Global Versus Local Theories of Consciousness and the ... link.springer.com 4 facts
claimThe field of consciousness studies contains numerous borderline cases and extreme conditions, including neuropathology, animal experiments, and complex experimental designs with human subjects, which challenge expectations regarding what constitutes typical or significant consciousness.
claimThe debate regarding consciousness research lacks a common nomenclature and suffers from disagreements over the interpretation of available data.
claimIn the “trading zone” of consciousness research, experimental protocols and concepts are negotiated and adapted between major stakeholders.
claimThe field of consciousness studies is currently marked by debate and a lack of consensus regarding the relevance of the many competing theories available for assessing consciousness in brain organoids.
Theories and Methods of Consciousness biomedres.us Jan 29, 2024 4 facts
claimGutland C, Cai W, and Fernandez A V edited a 2021 collection integrating philosophical and scientific approaches in consciousness research.
referenceNiikawa T published 'A Map of Consciousness Studies: Questions and Approaches' in Frontiers in Psychology in 2020.
claimT. M. Van Leeuwen, Wolf Singer, and D. Nikolic argued that synesthesia provides valuable insights for consciousness research.
referenceKeppler J and Shani I published 'Cosmopsychism and Consciousness Research: A Fresh View on the Causal Mechanisms Underlying Phenomenal States' in Frontiers in Psychology in 2020.
What a Contest of Consciousness Theories Really Proved quantamagazine.org Aug 24, 2023 3 facts
perspectiveLiad Mudrik, a neuroscientist at Tel Aviv University, believes that the design of consciousness studies is a significant problem in the field.
perspectiveJakob Hohwy, a philosopher at Monash University, argues that adversarial collaborations are a valuable method for advancing the field of consciousness studies, which remains divided over fundamental definitions and whether consciousness is closer to thinking or feeling.
claimChristof Koch suggested using a head-to-head contest to settle controversies in consciousness research, noting that such contests have been used in physics and psychology.
The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 2 facts
perspectiveThe author argues that progress in consciousness studies over the last decades, particularly due to David Chalmers's contributions, should not be underestimated.
claimMost authors in the field of consciousness studies take physical influence on the phenomenal for granted, while the assumption that consciousness might influence physical events is considered to require solid proof.
The evolutionary functions of consciousness - PubMed pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Nov 13, 2025 2 facts
claimThe discipline of consciousness studies has not yet fully engaged with the question of what adaptive problems consciousness evolved to solve.
claimThe special issue titled 'Evolutionary functions of consciousness' aims to address the gap in consciousness studies regarding the adaptive functions of consciousness by featuring contributions from 28 scholars in the field.
Carlos Montemayor: Difference Between Consciousness and Attention youtube.com Oct 9, 2019 2 facts
(PDF) On the function of consciousness - an adaptationist perspective academia.edu 2 facts
claimThe integration of evolutionary explanations into consciousness studies has been developing since the mid-1990s, though rigorous adaptationist accounts remain scarce according to researchers John Tooby and Leda Cosmides.
claimA community of neuroscientists and psychologists began associating themselves with the field of 'Consciousness studies' starting in the 1980s.
Adversarial testing of global neuronal workspace and ... - Nature nature.com Apr 30, 2025 2 facts
perspectiveA formal framework is needed to quantitatively integrate evidence in consciousness research, accounting for prediction centrality, measurement error, and cross-sample consistency.
referenceThe article 'There can be more to consciousness research than theory testing' published in Communications Psychology in 2025 cites the Nature article 'Adversarial testing of global neuronal workspace and integrated information theories of consciousness'.
Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Nov 30, 2004 2 facts
claimMany contemporary approaches to consciousness research prefer to distinguish between first-person and third-person perspectives rather than mental and material states to highlight the discrepancy between immediate conscious experiences (qualia) and their behavioral, neural, or biophysical descriptions.
claimThe historical motivation for exploring quantum theory in consciousness studies stems from the realization that collapse-type quantum events introduce ontic randomness, which is primary rather than epistemic (due to ignorance).
(DOC) The hard problem of consciousness & the phenomenological ... academia.edu 1 fact
claimAristotle's projection of mind provides a paradigm that integrates intentional and physical operations, which helps bridge the dualistic gap in consciousness studies.
Evolutionary functions of consciousness explained - Facebook facebook.com Nov 14, 2025 1 fact
claimConsciousness emerged in evolution when organisms gained the ability to perform internal simulations, according to a post in the Facebook group 'consciousness.studies'.
Workspace vs integration: results starting to come in selfawarepatterns.com Jun 26, 2023 1 fact
perspectiveThe author of the article asserts that future experimental results in consciousness research will likely remain relative to the underlying philosophical assumptions of the theories being tested.
In defense of scientifically and philosophically (not politically ... blog.apaonline.org Nov 14, 2023 1 fact
perspectiveSome consciousness science researchers fear that the controversy surrounding the letter labeling Integrated Information Theory as pseudoscience could damage the field of consciousness research.
The Conscious Mind - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimSteven Pinker described David Chalmers' book 'The Conscious Mind' as an 'outstanding contribution' to consciousness studies, noting that Chalmers argued his thesis 'with impeccable clarity and rigor.'
How does consciousness work? - Monash Lens lens.monash.edu Jul 4, 2025 1 fact
claimThe study conducted by the Cogitate Consortium represents an advance in theory-testing methods within the consciousness research community, even though it did not definitively support either the global workspace theory or the integrated information theory.
The Evolutionary Functions of Consciousness - PhilSci-Archive philsci-archive.pitt.edu Oct 15, 2025 1 fact
claimThe discipline of consciousness studies has not yet fully engaged with the issue of the adaptive function or functions of consciousness from a biological and evolutionary viewpoint.
Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu Jun 18, 2004 1 fact
claimThe resurgence of consciousness research led to the establishment of specialty journals such as The Journal of Consciousness Studies, Consciousness and Cognition, and Psyche, as well as professional societies like the Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness (ASSC) and annual conferences like The Science of Consciousness.
Consciousness and Cognitive Sciences journal-psychoanalysis.eu 1 fact
claimThe 'hypothesis of mutual calculation through generative constraints' is proposed as an alternative to isomorphic approaches for bridging the explanatory gap in consciousness studies.
Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
quotePeter Hacker states that current 'consciousness studies' is 'literally a total waste of time' and that the conception of consciousness used in the field is incoherent.
Attention and consciousness - SelfAwarePatterns selfawarepatterns.com Jun 12, 2022 1 fact
claimThe 'refrigerator-light dilemma' is a conceptual problem in consciousness studies regarding whether one can be conscious of something without being able to remember it or report on it, analogous to wondering if a refrigerator light is on when the door is closed.
(PDF) Levels of consciousness and self-awareness - Academia.edu academia.edu 1 fact
claimMany new concepts in consciousness research redundantly describe similar underlying stages, leading to unnecessary complexity.
Consciousness, Attention, and Conscious Attention - Amazon.com amazon.com 1 fact
perspectiveThe reviewer asserts that the historical evolution toward increasing dissociation between "all forms of consciousness" and "all forms of attention" is a significant topic in consciousness studies.
Seven-Year Experiment Uncovers New Insights into Nature of ... sci.news May 1, 2025 1 fact
accountA multinational team of neuroscientists conducted a large-scale, open-science adversarial collaboration to test the integrated information theory (IIT) and the global neuronal workspace theory (GNWT) to accelerate progress in consciousness research.