5 papers in the library · publishing 2025
Dreams, Jokes, and Songs July 31, 2025 Paul Thagard
Abstract This chapter explores the presence of consciousness in non-human entities, focusing on mammals, birds, insects, and crustaceans. Using behavioural and theoretical approaches, it evaluates consciousness through criteria such as perception, sensation, emotion, and abstract thought. The Neural Representation, Binding, and Coherence (NBC) theory provides a framework, examining mechanisms...
Dreams, Jokes, and Songs July 31, 2025 Paul Thagard
Abstract This chapter explores the role of time in conscious experience through the Neural Binding and Coherence (NBC) theory. It examines how neural mechanisms, such as time cells and memory units, create a biological representation of time, enabling the perception of duration, change, simultaneity, and causality. By binding time cells with sensory and abstract information, the brain forms...
Dreams, Jokes, and Songs July 31, 2025 Paul Thagard
Abstract This chapter explores the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to become conscious, using the Neural Representation, Binding, and Coherence (NBC) theory as a framework. It evaluates AI models like ChatGPT, highlighting their strengths in linguistic, abstract reasoning, and multimodal capabilities while recognizing their limitations in sensory, emotional, and goal-oriented...
Dreams, Jokes, and Songs July 31, 2025 Paul Thagard
Abstract This chapter describes the mechanisms behind conscious experiences, emphasizing the Neural Binding and Coherence (NBC) theory. It explores how neural representation, binding, coherence, and competition interact to create conscious phenomena. Using smell, hunger, loneliness, and self-awareness as examples, the chapter illustrates how these mechanisms contribute to component...
Dreams, Jokes, and Songs July 31, 2025 Paul Thagard
Abstract This chapter critically examines leading neuroscientific and philosophical theories of consciousness, comparing them to the Neural Representation, Binding, and Coherence (NBC) theory. It evaluates prominent neuroscientific models, including global workspace, information integration, and predictive processing, highlighting their strengths in addressing aspects of consciousness but...