Explanatory correlates of consciousness: Theoretical and computational challenges

Cognitive Computation

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-63

  Seth, Anil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Causal density; Complexity; Computational model; Consciousness; Emergence; Emotion; Explanatory correlate; Perspectivalness; Selfhood; Volition

Indexed keywords

CO-EXISTENCE; COMPUTATIONAL CHALLENGES; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES; KEY FEATURE; SYNTHETIC APPROACH; THEORETICAL APPROACH; UNDERLYING MECHANISM; VOLUNTARY ACTION; COMPLEXITY; CONSCIOUSNESS; EMERGENCE; EMOTION; EXPLANATORY CORRELATE; PERSPECTIVALNESS; SELFHOOD; VOLITION;

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; MAMMALS;

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS;

EID: 69949109309     PISSN: 18669956     EISSN: 18669964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12559-009-9007-x     Document Type: Article

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