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№ CGSJ
Associate Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience, and Radiology · New York University
Neuroscientist studying the neural mechanisms of conscious perception, particularly how the brain makes decisions at perceptual thresholds and the role of spontaneous neural activity in shaping 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.
