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Illusionism Big and Small: Some Options for Explaining Consciousness

Michael S. A. Graziano
eNeuro 29 October 2024, 11 (10) ENEURO.0210-24.2024; https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0210-24.2024
Michael S. A. Graziano
Department of Psychology and Department of Neuroscience, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
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Illusionism Big and Small: Some Options for Explaining Consciousness
Michael S. A. Graziano
eNeuro 29 October 2024, 11 (10) ENEURO.0210-24.2024; DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0210-24.2024

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eNeuro 29 October 2024, 11 (10) ENEURO.0210-24.2024; DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0210-24.2024
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    • Abstract
    • Significance Statement
    • Introduction
    • From Vision to Speech
    • From Self Model to Speech
    • Hypothesis 1: The Magical Mind and the Problem of Arrow B
    • Hypothesis 2: Hard Illusionism
    • Hypothesis 3: The Illusionist Version of the Integrated Information Theory
    • Hypothesis 4: The Illusionist Version of the Global Workspace Theory
    • Hypothesis 5: The Attention Schema Theory
    • Hypothesis 6: Deep Illusionism, or Many Keyhole Perspectives on a Deeper Theory
    • Why a Mechanistic Theory of Consciousness Is Important
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  • attention
  • consciousness
  • global workspace
  • illusionism
  • integrated Information
  • visual awareness

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