Consciousness, biology and quantum hypotheses

Physics of Life Reviews

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 285-294

  Baars, Bernard J ^a   Edelman, David B ^a  

^a NEUROSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive neuroscience; Consciousness; Global workspace theory; Philosophy of mind; Quantum hypothesis; Thalamocortical

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCES; CONSCIOUSNESS; GLOBAL WORKSPACE THEORY; PHILOSOPHY OF MIND; QUANTUM HYPOTHESIS; THALAMOCORTICAL;

BRAIN; CONSERVATION; MAMMALS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; NEURONS; PLANTS (BOTANY); QUANTUM COMPUTERS; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS;

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTUM THEORY; REVIEW; WAKEFULNESS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGY; CONSCIOUSNESS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; QUANTUM THEORY; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84867141578     PISSN: 15710645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2012.07.001     Document Type: Review

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