States of being conscious (S) can be defined on the basis of
temporal information processing. A high-frequency mechanism provides
atemporal system states with periods of approximately 30 msec to
implement the functional connection of distributed activities allowing
the construction of primordial events; a low frequency mechanism
characterized by automatic temporal integration sets up temporal
windows with approximately 3 seconds duration. This integration
mechanism can be used to define S. P-consciousness and A-consciousness
as conceived of by Block can be mapped onto these neuronal
mechanisms.
