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Computation, perception, and mind

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2022

Jerome A. Feldman Open the ORCID record for Jerome A. Feldman [Opens in a new window]
Jerome A. Feldman*
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ICSI and University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA. Feldman@icsi.berkeley.edu
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Abstract

Advances in behavioral and brain sciences have engendered wide ranging efforts to help understand consciousness. The target article suggests that abstract computational models (such as integrated information theory [IIT]) are ill-advised. This commentary broadens the discussion to include mysteries of subjective experience that are inconsistent with current neuroscience. It also discusses progress being made through demystifying specific cases and pursuing evolutionary considerations.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 45 , 2022 , e48
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press

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