Towards a hybrid approach to unveil the Chimaira of neurosciences: philosophy, aperiodic activity and the neural correlates of consciousness.
Aristea I. Ladas, Triantafyllos Gravalas, Tom Stoneham, Christos A. Frantzidis
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience October 13, 2023 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1245868 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | Argues that theories of consciousness neglect or cannot measure its relational aspect, and that periodic brain activity is inadequate for revealing its subjective facet, leaving an epistemic gap in the search for neural correlates. Proposes analyzing aperiodic brain activity as a possible bridge and contends that neuroscientific theories need philosophical input to define and operationalize consciousness. |
Abstract
Contemporary theories of consciousness, although very efficient in postulating testable hypotheses, seem to either neglect its relational aspect or to have a profound difficulty in operationalizing this aspect in a measurable manner. We further argue that the analysis of periodic brain activity is inadequate to reveal consciousness's subjective facet. This creates an important epistemic gap in the quest for the neural correlates of consciousness. We suggest a possible solution to bridge this gap, by analysing aperiodic brain activity. We further argue for the imperative need to inform neuroscientific theories of consciousness with relevant philosophical endeavours, in an effort to define, and therefore operationalise, consciousness thoroughly.
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