2 papers in the library · 7 citations · publishing 2018-2026
Behavioral and Brain Sciences 2026 Kevin J. Mitchell, Carolyn Dicey Jennings
Abstract To be conscious is to be an experiencing subject. This can be defined not in terms of computational functions or particular biological substrates, but rather in terms of relations: between subject and world, between parts of the subject, and through time. These kinds of relations – comprising a conscious mode of being – may well be implementable in artificial systems.
The Behavioral and brain sciences 2018 Shadab Tabatabaeian, Carolyn Dicey Jennings 7 citations
Singh's cultural evolutionary theory posits that methods of inducing shamanic altered states of consciousness differ, resulting in profoundly different cognitive states. We argue that, despite different methods of induction, altered states of consciousness share neurophysiological features and cause shared cognitive and behavioral effects. This common foundation enables further cross-cultural...