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Constructing consciousness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 1999

Gezinus Wolters  and
R. Hans Phaf
Gezinus Wolters
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Leiden University, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlandswolters@rulfsw.leidenuniv.nl
R. Hans Phaf
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, 1018 WB Amsterdam, The Netherlandspn_phaf@macmail.psy.uva.nl
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Abstract

O'Brien & Opie make unnecessary distinctions between vehicle and process theories and neglect empirically based distinctions between conscious and unconscious processing. We argue that phenomenal experience emerges, not just as a byproduct of input-driven parallel distributed processing, but as a result of constructive processing in recurrent neural networks. Stable network states may be necessary, but are not sufficient, for consciousness.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , February 1999 , pp. 174
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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