by Bernard J. Baars | Jan 27, 2021 | Global Workspace Theory
The new identification of the global workspace results from the intersection of key causal brain regions involved in orchestrating the performance of seven cognitive tasks and the resting state. Credit: Universitat Pompeu Fabra — Barcelona An important new article by...
by Bernard J. Baars | Jul 5, 2020 | conscious brain, Conscious Experiences, Global Workspace Theory, Podcast, Psychobiology
In this uplifting episode recorded at La Jolla landmark D.G. Wills Books, neuroscientists Bernie Baars & David Edelman unpack the nature of consciousness — the ineffable sense of ‘aboutness’ each one of us experiences that encompasses features of the outside...
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 | Jan 9, 2020 | Conscious Experiences, Cortex and Consciousness
A large and coherent body of evidence now shows that cortex and its resonant satellite, the thalamus, jointly constitute the brain basis of conscious experiences. However, the states of waking, sleep and REM dreaming are switched on and off by basal brain nuclei that...
