The Equations for Consciousness: A Reply to “Tracking the Travels,” a Review of Journey of the Mind
Ogi Ogas, Sai Gaddam
The American Journal of Psychology December 1, 2022 DOI: 10.5406/19398298.135.4.08 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | Describes Unified Resonance Theory as a set of nonlinear, nonlocal, nonstationary mathematical models developed over about 65 years, mainly by Stephen Grossberg, and presented comprehensively in his 2021 monograph Conscious Mind, Resonant Brain, which the author notes is over 500,000 words and largely technical. |
Abstract
e. , emotions)Understanding symbolic meaningThese models feature nonlinear, nonlocal, nonstationary mathematics developed incrementally over the past 65 years, primarily by Stephen Grossberg. URT is comprehensively described in Grossberg's 2021 monograph Conscious Mind, Resonant Brain (CMRB), the reference for all assertions in this reply unless otherwise specified. URT is complex. CMRB is more than 500,000 words, most of it highly technical and conceptually challenging. (By comparison, Quantum Field Theory and the Standard Model, a comprehensive account of quantum physics published in 2014, stretches to 330,000 words.)