Intrinsic Rivalry. Can White Bears Help Us With the Other Side of Consciousness?

Can neural networks help us explain the phenomena of consciousness ?

If we want to understand what is consciousness the first thing we should do is avoid using the word. The word “consciousness” is full of ambiguities, vagueness, pseudo-problems that can only be eliminated if we simply avoid using it. Another problem with the word “consciousness” is that this word suggests that there is a single, unified entity called “consciousness”, whereas the expression is u...

Can Bohmian Quantum Information Help us to Understand Consciousness?

Can binocular rivalry reveal neural correlates of consciousness?

This essay critically examines the extent to which binocular rivalry can provide important clues about the neural correlates of conscious visual perception. Our ideas are presented within the framework of four questions about the use of rivalry for this purpose: (i) what constitutes an adequate comparison condition for gauging rivalry's impact on awareness, (ii) how can one distinguish abolishe...

What the brain's intrinsic activity can tell us about consciousness? A tri-dimensional view.

Current neuroscience applies a bi-dimensional model to consciousness. Content and level of consciousness have been distinguished from each other in their underlying neuronal mechanisms. This though leaves open the role of the brain's intrinsic activity and its particular temporal and spatial structure in consciousness. I here review and investigate the spatial and temporal features of the brain...

Simplifying the law - can ICT help us?

Usability is a well-known term in information science. According to the International Usability Standard, usability is related to: “The effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction with which specified users achieve specified goals in particular environments”. In other words: information is useful if it is delivered to the right person in the right location at the right time in the right amount a...