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Mind-Body Solution

Stephen Grossberg: How Do Resonant Brains Make Conscious Minds?

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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Quick takeaways

  • Consciousness requires sustained and energetic adaptive resonance for experiences to become conscious.
  • A powerful and principled computational theory is needed to explain neurobiological and cognitive phenomena.

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Distinctive features of resonance and consciousness

Professor Grossberg explains that not all resonant states are conscious, but all conscious experiences are resonant states. Consciousness requires sustained and energetic adaptive resonance, which resonates with external stimuli or internal memory representations. Without this sustained resonance, experiences do not become conscious. Neural circuits generate emergent properties through neuronal interactions, leading to a cycle of perception, cognition, emotion, and action. These resonant interactions enable learning and understanding of the environment, but not all neural resonances result in conscious experiences.

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