[PDF][PDF] Conscious processing and the global neuronal workspace hypothesis
We review the central tenets and neuroanatomical basis of the global neuronal workspace
(GNW) hypothesis, which attempts to account for the main scientific observations regarding …
(GNW) hypothesis, which attempts to account for the main scientific observations regarding …
[HTML][HTML] The microstructure of REM sleep: Why phasic and tonic?
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is a peculiar neural state that occupies 20–25% of
nighttime sleep in healthy human adults and seems to play critical roles in a variety of …
nighttime sleep in healthy human adults and seems to play critical roles in a variety of …
[图书][B] The evolution of the sensitive soul: Learning and the origins of consciousness
S Ginsburg, E Jablonka - 2019 - books.google.com
A new theory about the origins of consciousness that finds learning to be the driving force in
the evolutionary transition to basic consciousness. What marked the evolutionary transition …
the evolutionary transition to basic consciousness. What marked the evolutionary transition …
Sentience and the origins of consciousness: From Cartesian duality to Markovian monism
This essay addresses Cartesian duality and how its implicit dialectic might be repaired using
physics and information theory. Our agenda is to describe a key distinction in the physical …
physics and information theory. Our agenda is to describe a key distinction in the physical …
Active inference, curiosity and insight
This article offers a formal account of curiosity and insight in terms of active (Bayesian)
inference. It deals with the dual problem of inferring states of the world and learning its …
inference. It deals with the dual problem of inferring states of the world and learning its …
[图书][B] Waking, dreaming, being: Self and consciousness in neuroscience, meditation, and philosophy
E Thompson - 2014 - degruyter.com
As we start to fall asleep, the sense of self slackens. Images float by, and our awareness
becomes progressively absorbed in them. The impression of being a bounded individual …
becomes progressively absorbed in them. The impression of being a bounded individual …
Control of sleep and wakefulness
This review summarizes the brain mechanisms controlling sleep and wakefulness.
Wakefulness promoting systems cause low-voltage, fast activity in the …
Wakefulness promoting systems cause low-voltage, fast activity in the …
Empirical support for higher-order theories of conscious awareness
H Lau, D Rosenthal - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2011 - cell.com
Higher-order theories of consciousness argue that conscious awareness crucially depends
on higher-order mental representations that represent oneself as being in particular mental …
on higher-order mental representations that represent oneself as being in particular mental …
Neural decoding of visual imagery during sleep
Visual imagery during sleep has long been a topic of persistent speculation, but its private
nature has hampered objective analysis. Here we present a neural decoding approach in …
nature has hampered objective analysis. Here we present a neural decoding approach in …
Resilience in farm animals: biology, management, breeding and implications for animal welfare
IG Colditz, BC Hine - Animal Production Science, 2016 - CSIRO Publishing
A capacity for the animal to recover quickly from the impact of physical and social stressors
and disease challenges is likely to improve evolutionary fitness of wild species and welfare …
and disease challenges is likely to improve evolutionary fitness of wild species and welfare …