Towards a pluralistic neurobiological understanding of consciousness

BJ He - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Theories of consciousness are often based on the assumption that a single, unified
neurobiological account will explain different types of conscious awareness. However …

[HTML][HTML] A construct-first approach to consciousness science

P Fazekas, A Cleeremans, M Overgaard - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2023 - Elsevier
We propose a new approach to consciousness science that instead of comparing complex
theoretical positions deconstructs existing theories, takes their central assumptions while …

Consciousness beyond the human case

J LeDoux, J Birch, K Andrews, NS Clayton, ND Daw… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Artificial intelligence (AI) is barreling forward at breakneck speed, with some proponents
bullishly confident that Large Language Models (LLMs) such as chatGPT will soon be …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct ventral stream and prefrontal cortex representational dynamics during sustained conscious visual perception

G Vishne, EM Gerber, RT Knight, LY Deouell - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Instances of sustained stationary sensory input are ubiquitous. However, previous work
focused almost exclusively on transient onset responses. This presents a critical challenge …

Neural and computational underpinnings of biased confidence in human reinforcement learning

CC Ting, N Salem-Garcia, S Palminteri… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
While navigating a fundamentally uncertain world, humans and animals constantly evaluate
the probability of their decisions, actions or statements being correct. When explicitly elicited …

Is my" red" your" red"?: Unsupervised alignment of qualia structures via optimal transport

G Kawakita, AM Zeleznikow-Johnston… - ICLR 2024 Workshop …, 2023 - openreview.net
Whether one person's experience of" red" is equivalent to another's has long been
considered unanswerable. One promising approach to resolving this fundamental question …

[HTML][HTML] Perceptual stability reflected in neuronal pattern similarities in human visual cortex

R Broday-Dvir, Y Norman, M Harel, AD Mehta… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
The magnitude of neuronal activation is commonly considered a critical factor for conscious
perception of visual content. However, this dogma contrasts with the phenomenon of rapid …

Are color experiences the same across the visual field?

A Zeleznikow-Johnston, Y Aizawa… - Journal of cognitive …, 2023 - direct.mit.edu
It seems obvious to laypeople that neurotypical humans experience color equivalently
across their entire visual field. To some neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers …

A generative adversarial model of intrusive imagery in the human brain

CA Cushing, AJ Dawes, SG Hofmann, H Lau… - PNAS …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The mechanisms underlying the subjective experiences of mental disorders remain poorly
understood. This is partly due to long-standing over-emphasis on behavioral and …

Exploring the role of structuralist methodology in the neuroscience of consciousness: a defense and analysis

L Kob - Neuroscience of Consciousness, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Traditional contrastive analysis has been the foundation of consciousness science, but its
limitations due to the lack of a reliable method for measuring states of consciousness have …