by Bernard J. Baars | Jun 20, 2020 | AI, conscious brain, Conscious Experiences, Neurorobotics, Podcast, Psychobiology
In this episode of “On Consciousness,” neuroscientists Bernie Baars, Jeff Krichmar, and David Edelman engage in a freewheeling conversation that begins with mulling over the possible development of conscious machines — or ‘conscious artifact,’ as Gerald...
by Bernard J. Baars | May 25, 2020 | conscious brain, Conscious Experiences, Cortex and Consciousness, Global Workspace Theory, Podcast, Psychobiology
Why are we conscious? Is cortex the organ of mind? Throughout human history, people have perceived the conscious brain as the great nexus of human life, of social relationships, of their personal identities and histories, in encounters with new challenges. In Episode...
by Bernard J. Baars | Apr 25, 2020 | conscious brain, Conscious Experiences, Feelings of knowing, Podcast, Psychobiology
The engine of evolution is geared to overproduce and selectively eliminate. How do biological systems confront, adapt, and survive an ever-changing world? This is the central question that defined Charles Darwin’s scientific journey. In Episode #4 of NATURALIZING...
by Bernard J. Baars | Mar 25, 2020 | conscious brain, Podcast, Psychobiology
. . . What Is Subjectivity? Consciousness is a core question of life. Making progress in understanding consciousness has an endless number of benefits — philosophical,...
by Bernard J. Baars | Jan 7, 2019 | Cortex and Consciousness, mindbrain
“What is the silliest claim ever made? The competition is fierce, but I think the answer is easy. Some people have denied the existence of consciousness: conscious experience, the subjective character of experience, the “what-it-is-like” of experience.” —...
by Bernard J. Baars | Jan 6, 2019 | Cortex and Consciousness
The cover image of my updated works On Consciousness: Science & Subjectivity shows five cortico-thalamic projection systems, each one operating in similar ways, and each one projecting to different regions of cortex. Steriade (2006) has emphasized that the...
