Measures of differentiation and integration: One step closer to consciousness.
Marcello Massimini, Simone Sarasso, Silvia Casarotto, Mario Rosanova
Behavioral and Brain Sciences March 23, 2022 DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x21002016 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | Argues that interpreting measures of integration and differentiation as indices of cortical performance and memory consolidation during wakefulness, rather than of consciousness, conflicts with the literature. The authors contend that recent studies show these measures can dissociate from such processes and reliably index the brain's capacity for experience, which they consider a positive trend in consciousness research. |
Abstract
Interpreting empirical measures of integration and differentiation as indices of cortical performance and memory consolidation during wakefulness rather than consciousness per se is inconsistent with the literature. Recent studies show that these theory-inspired measures can dissociate from such processes and reliably index the brain's capacity for experience. We consider this as a positive trend in consciousness research.
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