2021/03/13 by Kevin Schmidt, James T. Culbertson, Schmidt, K. +11
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Neuroscience · #FOS: Biological sciences #Functional Brain Connectivity Studies #Neural dynamics and brain function #Neurons and Cognition (q-bio.NC) #Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2103.12638
openalex publication_date 2021/03/13 · openalex created_date 2021/03/29 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A novel representationalist theory of consciousness is presented that is grounded in neuroscience and provides a path to artificially conscious computing. Central to the theory are representational affordances of the conscious experience based on the generation of qualia, the fundamental unit of the conscious representation. The current approach is focused on understanding the balance of simulation, situatedness, and structural coherence of artificial conscious representations through converging evidence from neuroscientific and modeling experiments. Representations instantiating a suitable balance of situated and structurally coherent simulation-based qualia are hypothesized to afford the agent the flexibilities required to succeed in rapidly changing environments.