The disunity of consciousness.
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Attempts to decode what has become known as the (singular) neural correlate of consciousness (NCC) suppose that consciousness is a single unified entity, a belief that finds expression in the term 'unity of consciousness'. Here, I propose that the quest for the NCC will remain elusive until we acknowledge that consciousness is not a unity, and that there are instead many consciousnesses that are distributed in time and space.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Progress in brain research
دوره 168 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003