Future directions in precognition research: more research can bridge the gap between skeptics and proponents
Frontiers in Psychology August 22, 2014 Michael S. Franklin, Stephen Baumgart, Jonathan W. Schooler 18 citations
The article argues that the concept of the 'neural correlate of consciousness' (NCC) is fundamentally flawed because it conflates correlation with causation and relies on an outdated, Cartesian view of the mind. It proposes that consciousness is not a product of specific brain regions but an emergent property of dynamic, whole-brain interactions. The authors contend that searching for a single NCC misdirects research and that a more holistic, systems-level approach is needed to understand consciousness. They advocate for a paradigm shift away from localizationist assumptions toward studying the complex, self-organizing dynamics of neural networks.