The role of information in consciousness.

IF 1.4 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
H. Haladjian, Carlos Montemayor
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Abstract

This paper comprehensively examines how information processing relates to attention and consciousness. We argue that no current theoretical framework investigating consciousness has a satisfactory and holistic account of their informational relationship. Our key theoretical contribution is showing how the dissociation between consciousness and attention must be understood in informational terms in order to make the debate scientifically sound. No current theories clarify the difference between attention and consciousness in terms of information. We conclude with two proposals to advance the debate. First, neurobiological homeostatic processes need to be more explicitly associated with conscious information processing, since information processed through attention is algorithmic, rather than being homeostatic. Second, to understand subjectivity in informational terms, we must define information uniqueness in consciousness (e.g., irreproducible information, biologically encrypted information). These approaches could help cognitive scientists better understand conflicting accounts of the neural correlates of consciousness and work towards a more unified theoretical framework.
信息在意识中的作用。
本文全面探讨了信息处理与注意和意识的关系。我们认为,目前没有一个研究意识的理论框架对它们的信息关系有一个令人满意的和全面的描述。我们的主要理论贡献是展示了意识和注意力之间的分离如何必须从信息的角度来理解,以便使辩论在科学上合理。目前还没有理论能够从信息的角度解释注意和意识之间的区别。最后,我们提出两项促进辩论的建议。首先,神经生物学内稳态过程需要更明确地与有意识的信息处理联系起来,因为通过注意力处理的信息是算法的,而不是内稳态的。其次,为了理解信息术语中的主观性,我们必须定义意识中的信息独特性(例如,不可复制的信息,生物加密的信息)。这些方法可以帮助认知科学家更好地理解关于意识的神经关联的相互矛盾的解释,并朝着更统一的理论框架努力。
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