Mind-Body Solution Stephen Grossberg: A Unified Theory of Consciousness? Adaptive Resonance Theory & The Hard Problem
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Dec 15, 2023 Stephen Grossberg, a prominent figure in the field of brain-mind research, discusses topics such as the hard problem of consciousness, information theories, panpsychist and quantum theories of consciousness, the link between morphogenesis and bioelectric communication, eliminative materialism, and the defining terms of consciousness and cognition. He also explains how his Adaptive Resonance Theory (ART) addresses the concept of qualia and discusses his magnum opus on the conscious mind and resonant brain.
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Quantum and Neural Relativity Insights
- Quantum effects in brains are mostly relevant in sensory transduction, not core consciousness mechanisms.
- Brain timing and spatial processing mechanisms reveal a neural relativity uniting space and time.
Resonance in Biology and Intelligence
- Early morphogenetic cellular processes exhibit primitive forms of adaptive resonance.
- Complementarity, resonance, and uncertainty principles pervade biology and underpin intelligence evolution.
Consciousness and Cognition Definitions
- Cognition and consciousness definitions vary widely, complicating panpsychism claims.
- Consciousness arises in species solving stability-plasticity learning with attention and resonance.