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The Global Workspace Theory of Consciousness

Bernard J. Baars

December 13, 2007 DOI: 10.1002/9780470751466.ch19 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper
Citations 48
Key points Argues that global workspace theory provides a promising answer to the puzzle of limited conscious capacity versus vast unconscious processing, but acknowledges gaps and limits in current models, indicating the theory is not yet fully developed.

Abstract

This chapter contains section titled: Introduction The Central Puzzle: Conscious Limits vs. Unconscious Vastness Global Access: an Answer to the Puzzle of Limited Capacity? Global Workspace Th eory and Specific GW Models Gaps and Limits in Current Work Summary and Conclusions