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View SchemaA Framework for Conscious Information Processing
| Authors | Balaram Das |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | q-bio/0702033 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0702033 |
| License | http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/ |
Abstract
This paper exploits the fact that the variability in the inter-spike intervals, in the spike train issuing from a neuron, carries substantial information regarding the input to the neuron. A framework for neuronal information processing is proposed which utilizes the above fact to distinguish phenomenal from non-phenomenal mental representation. In the process, an explanation is offered as to what it is, in the nature of conscious mental states, that imparts them a subjective feeling: there is something it is like to be in those mental states. To give empirical support, it is shown how the proposed framework can neatly explain, the delay in eliciting conscious awareness as observed by Libet and the related backwards referral in time.
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