Consciousness Quote by David Chalmers

What does it mean, exactly, for a given system to be a eural correlate of consciousness?

— David Chalmers

“distinguish the mere correlates of consciousness from the genuine signatures of consciousness. Although the quest for the brain mechanisms of conscious experience is often…

— Stanislas Dehaene

We must see that consciousness is neither an isolated soul nor the mere function of a single nervous system, but of that totality of…

— Alan Watts

When I read philosophy or neuroscience papers about consciousness, I don't get the sense we're any closer to understanding it than we were 50…

— Stuart J. Russell

The study a posteriori of the distribution of consciousness shows it to be exactly such as we might expect in an organ added for…

— William James

“consciousness has a precise role to play in the computational economy of the brain—it selects, amplifies, and propagates relevant thoughts.”

— Stanislas Dehaene

One of the many conditions that have to be met for a brain to become a mind, and therefore have consciousness, is 'the analog…

— Aleksandar Hemon

Consciousness is the perception of what passes in man's own mind.

— John Locke

“Perhaps consciousness arises when the brain's simulation of the world becomes so complex that it must include a model of itself.”

— Richard Dawkins

We have no proper understanding of the relationship between conscious thought and conscious sensation. The various forms of thought and sensation are underpinned by…

— Tim Crane

Consciousness means being present to everything in life as it unfolds.

— Anonymous

Actually, I think my view is compatible with much of the work going on now in neuroscience and psychology, where people are studying the…

— David Chalmers