A Framework for Conscious Information Processing

dc.creatorDas, Balaram
dc.date2007-02-15
dc.date2008-08-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:54:20Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:54:20Z
dc.descriptionThis paper exploits the fact that the variability in the inter-spike intervals, in the spike train issuing from a neuron, carries substantial information regarding the input to the neuron. A framework for neuronal information processing is proposed which utilizes the above fact to distinguish phenomenal from non-phenomenal mental representation. In the process, an explanation is offered as to what it is, in the nature of conscious mental states, that imparts them a subjective feeling: there is something it is like to be in those mental states. To give empirical support, it is shown how the proposed framework can neatly explain, the delay in eliciting conscious awareness as observed by Libet and the related backwards referral in time.
dc.description14 pages, Presented at ASSC-10, June 2006, Oxford
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0702033
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/q-bio/0702033
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/166276
dc.subjectNeurons and Cognition
dc.titleA Framework for Conscious Information Processing
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