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№ GRIK
Professor of Cognitive Science · Université libre de Bruxelles
Cognitive scientist who developed the radical plasticity thesis, proposing that consciousness is something the brain learns to do through self-modeling. His research uses computational and empirical methods to study implicit learning and awareness.
Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness (HOT)
Rosenthal and Lau's framework proposing consciousness requires higher-order mental representations about our own mental states.
Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch OR)
Penrose and Hameroff's quantum theory proposing consciousness arises from gravitational self-collapse in neuronal microtubules.
Neural Correlates of Consciousness (NCC)
The search for the minimal neuronal mechanisms jointly sufficient for any one specific conscious percept.
Idealism in Philosophy of Mind
Bernardo Kastrup's analytical idealism and the philosophical tradition arguing consciousness is fundamental, not matter.
