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Thing in itself
Michael Graziano on consciousness, attention schema theory, AI
Jul 2, 2023
Michael Graziano, professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Princeton University and creator of attention schema theory, discusses the fallacy of the hard problem of consciousness, the role of attention in consciousness, the relevance of brain networks, attention schema theory and the construction of subjective experience, the belief in eye beams, animal consciousness, the relationship between consciousness and intelligence, embodied cognition and motor control, and building AI with human-like emotions.
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- Consciousness is not the contents of the mind, but the system in our brain that processes attention and allows us to be aware of different things.
- Attention plays a crucial role in consciousness, enhancing signal strength and allowing information to enter a central network in the brain.
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The Bucket Analogy for Consciousness
Consciousness is often misunderstood as the contents of the mind, but it is actually the bucket itself. The bucket represents the system in our brain that processes attention and allows us to be aware of different things.
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