The Global Workspace Needs Metacognition.
N. Shea, C. Frith
Trends in Cognitive Sciences May 29, 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2019.04.007 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that the successful function of a global workspace critically requires that the broadcast representations include a metacognitive component. |
Abstract
The two leading cognitive accounts of consciousness currently available concern global workspace (a form of working memory) and metacognition. There is relatively little interaction between these two approaches and it has even been suggested that the two accounts are rival and separable alternatives. Here, we argue that the successful function of a global workspace critically requires that the broadcast representations include a metacognitive component.
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