Open Peer Commentary O'Brien & Opie: Connectionism and phenomenal experience
Network stability and consciousness?
Daniel Gilman a1 a1 Laboratory of Neuropsychology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
dan@ln.nih.gov
Abstract
A connectionist vehicle theory of consciousness needs
to disambiguate its criteria for identifying the relevant vehicles.
Moreover, a vehicle theory may appear entirely arbitrary in sorting
between what are typically thought of as conscious and unconscious
processes.