Towards a hybrid approach to unveil the Chimaira of neurosciences: philosophy, aperiodic activity and the neural correlates of consciousness

Autor: Aristea I. Ladas, Triantafyllos Gravalas, Tom Stoneham, Christos A. Frantzidis
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Vol 17 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1662-5161
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1245868
Popis: Contemporary theories of consciousness, although very efficient in postulating testable hypotheses, seem to either neglect its relational aspect or to have a profound difficulty in operationalizing this aspect in a measurable manner. We further argue that the analysis of periodic brain activity is inadequate to reveal consciousness’s subjective facet. This creates an important epistemic gap in the quest for the neural correlates of consciousness. We suggest a possible solution to bridge this gap, by analysing aperiodic brain activity. We further argue for the imperative need to inform neuroscientific theories of consciousness with relevant philosophical endeavours, in an effort to define, and therefore operationalise, consciousness thoroughly.
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