Consciousness, Free Energy and Cognitive Algorithms.
Thomas Rabeyron, Alain Finkel
Frontiers in Psychology July 30, 2020 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01675 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Free energy Entropy Consciousness Algorithms Subjectivicty |
| Key points | Argues that psychological activity might usefully be conceptualized as a Turing machine, citing Dehaene's claim that the conscious brain functions like a human Turing machine able to mentally execute any algorithm. |
Abstract
In this regard, even if the neurobiological functioning of the brain is different from the symbolic processing of a computer (Varela et al. , 1991), it might be relevant to conceptualize psychological activity as a Turing machine. For example, Dehaene (2014) assumes that this type of machine offers “a fairly reasonable model of the operations that our brain is capable of performing under the control of consciousness” (p. 151) and points out that “the conscious brain (...) functions like a human Turing machine that allows us to mentally execute any algorithm1.
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