Philosophy of Mind Quote by Nicholas Carr

“Our brain continuously processes inputs and generates outputs while our stream of consciousness is more like an after-the-fact commentary29.”

— Erman Misirlisoy

“I think that consciousness is the way information feels when being processed in certain complex ways.”

— Max Tegmark

“I believe that consciousness is, essentially, the way information feels when being processed.”

— John Brockman

“The more attention the brain pays to a given stimulus, the more elaborately the information will be encoded—and retained.”

— John Medina

“When information comes in through your sense organs, it’s directed to the thalamus, which is like the Grand Central Station of the brain”

— Catherine M. Pittman

In this electronic age we see ourselves being translated more and more into the form of information, moving toward the technological extension of consciousness.

— Marshall McLuhan

“The more attention the brain pays to a given stimulus, the more elaborately the information will be encoded—that is, learned—and retained.”

— John Medina

“Every mental process, or every mental action, that takes place in our wide-awake consciousness will, if it has depth of feeling or intensity, enter…

— Christian D. Larson

“Fast transitions into higher states of consciousness can be accomplished by means of different concentrations.”

— Grigori Grabovoi

“As an ultimate example of emergence, consider your own consciousness that is emerging from the connections of neurons in your brain.”

— Rich Jolly

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

— Stanislas Dehaene

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

— Richard Dawkins