The emergence of consciousness

Sieb, Richard Allen

doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2004.04.005

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“…This also defines hippocampus-PPC-PFC function. Perception is shaped by learning, memory, expectation, and attention (Bernstein,2010;Gregory,1987), processes which the hippocampus-PPC-PFC is engaged in (Sieb, 2013(Sieb, ,2015. Perception also has features conditioned by the hippocampus-PPC-PFC: constancy (the ability to recognise the same event from widely varying sensory inputs-Atkinson, Atkinson & Smith,1990;Bernstein,2010), grouping (humans naturally perceive events as organized sets of qualia- Banerjee,1994;Goldstein,2009;Gray,2006;Weiten,1998;Wolfe et al,2008), contrast (perceived qualia can be affected by the qualities of context- Corsini,2002;Kushner,2008;Popper,2010), experience (with experience, organisms can learn to make finer perceptual distinctions and learn new kinds of categorization-Sumner,2015), motivation (Block & Yuker,2002;Coon & Mitterer,2008;Sieb,2013;Weiten,2010), and expectation (a predisposition to perceive things in a certain way- Coon & Mitterer,2008;Hardy & Heyes,1999;Sieb,2013;Sonderegger,1998;Weiten,2010).…”

Section: Causality Perception and Cognitionmentioning

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“…An increasing number of investigations have found that the feedback connectivity between the PFC and PPC is required for conscious experience (Avidan et al,2001;Boehler et al,2008;Crick & Koch, 1995Demertzi, Soddu & Laureys,2013;Fahrenfort, Scholte & Lamme,2007;Hudetz,2006;Imas et al,2005;Ku et al,2011;Lamme & Roelfsema,2000;Lapitskaya et al,2013;Lee et al,2009;Ro et al, 2003;Tononi & Koch,2008). Indications are that positive feedback is involved (Goldman-Rakic,1996;Rao et al,2000;Sieb, 2004Sieb, ,2013Sieb, ,2015. Functionally, working memory is considered the provisional retention of perceptual information for prospective action, a type of focal attention whereby perception is reorganized and rerepresented, becoming explicit, functional, and conscious (Luck & Vogel,1997;Todd & Marois,2004;Vogel & Machizawa,2004).…”

Section: Working Memorymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Conscious experience makes up the content of consciousness, ie. what is in consciousness (Sieb,2004(Sieb, ,2013(Sieb, ,2015. Conscious experience is the direct observation of conscious events (Merriam-Webster).…”

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Four-Dimensional Consciousness

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2017

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Conscious experience is the direct observation of conscious events. Human conscious experience is four-dimensional. Conscious events are linked (associated) by spacetime intervals to produce a coherent conscious experience. This explains why conscious experience appears to us the way it does. Conscious experience is an orientation in space and time, an understanding of the position of the observer in space and time. Causality, past-future relations, learning, memory, cognitive processing, and goal-directed actions all evolve from four-dimensional conscious experience. A neural correlate for four-dimensional conscious experience can be found in the human brain and is modelled by Einstein's special theory of relativity. The relativistic concept of spacetime interval is central for understanding conscious experience and cognition.

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Four-Dimensional Consciousness

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2017

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“…The IPC contains neurons which are multimodally responsive, receiving highly processed input from somesthetic, visual, and auditory association cortex, the frontal lobes, and other higher-order assimilation areas throughout the neocortex (Joseph, 1990(Joseph, , 2000Sieb, 2013). All higher-order sensory processing converges on the IPC.…”

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“…It makes up the content of consciousness, ie., what is in consciousness (Sieb, 2004(Sieb, , 2013(Sieb, , 2015(Sieb, , 2016. Qualia are qualities or properties perceived or experienced by a person.…”

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Human Conscious Experience is Four-Dimensional and has a Neural Correlate Modeled by Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity

Sieb¹

2016

Neuroquantology

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In humans, knowing the world occurs through spatial-temporal experiences and interpretations. Conscious experience is the direct observation of conscious events. It makes up the content of consciousness. Conscious experience is organized in four dimensions. It is an orientation in space and time, an understanding of the position of the observer in space and time. A neural correlate for four-dimensional conscious experience has been found in the human brain which is modeled by Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity. Spacetime intervals are fundamentally involved in the organization of coherent conscious experiences. They account for why conscious experience appears to us the way it does. They also account for assessment of causality and past-future relationships, the integration of higher cognitive functions, and the implementation of goal-directed behaviors. Spacetime intervals in effect compose and direct our conscious life. The relativistic concept closes the explanatory gap and solves the hard problem of consciousness (how something subjective like conscious experience can arise in something physical like the brain). There is a place in physics for consciousness. We describe all physical phenomena through conscious experience, whether they be described at the quantum level or classical level. Since spacetime intervals direct the formation of all conscious experiences and all physical phenomena are described through conscious experience, the equation formulating spacetime intervals contains the information from which all observable phenomena may be deduced. It might therefore be considered expression of a theory of everything.

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The Emergence of Emotions

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2013

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Emotion is conscious experience. It is the affective aspect of consciousness. Emotion arises from sensory stimulation and is typically accompanied by physiological and behavioral changes in the body. Hence an emotion is a complex reaction pattern consisting of three components: a physiological component, a behavioral component, and an experiential (conscious) component. The reactions making up an emotion determine what the emotion will be recognized as. Three processes are involved in generating an emotion: (1) identification of the emotional significance of a sensory stimulus, (2) production of an affective state (emotion), and (3) regulation of the affective state. Two opposing systems in the brain (the reward and punishment systems) establish an affective value or valence (stimulus-reinforcement association) for sensory stimulation. This is process (1), the first step in the generation of an emotion. Development of stimulus-reinforcement associations (affective valence) serves as the basis for emotion expression (process 2), conditioned emotion learning acquisition and expression, memory consolidation, reinforcement-expectations, decision-making, coping responses, and social behavior. The amygdala is critical for the representation of stimulus-reinforcement associations (both reward and punishment-based) for these functions. Three distinct and separate architectural and functional areas of the prefrontal cortex (dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, orbitofrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex) are involved in the regulation of emotion (process 3). The regulation of emotion by the prefrontal cortex consists of a positive feedback interaction between the prefrontal cortex and the inferior parietal cortex resulting in the nonlinear emergence of emotion. This positive feedback and nonlinear emergence represents a type of working memory (focal attention) by which perception is reorganized and rerepresented, becoming explicit, functional, and conscious. The explicit emotion states arising may be involved in the production of voluntary new or novel intentional (adaptive) behavior, especially social behavior.

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The emergence of consciousness

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Four-Dimensional Consciousness

Four-Dimensional Consciousness

Human Conscious Experience is Four-Dimensional and has a Neural Correlate Modeled by Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity

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