Extending Gurwitsch’s field theory of consciousness

•We describe and extend Aron Gurwitsch’s field theory of consciousness.•The field of consciousness has a complex, dynamic, internal structure.•The field of consciousness has a variable-size focus and structured periphery.•Conscious data causally influence one another via small-world-networks.•Consci...

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Vydáno v:	Consciousness and cognition Ročník 34; s. 104 - 123
Hlavní autoři:	Yoshimi, Jeff, Vinson, David W.
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	angličtina
Vydáno:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2015 Elsevier BV
Témata:	Attention Cognition & reasoning Consciousness Consciousness - physiology Embodied cognition Global neuronal workspace Gurwitsch History, 20th Century Humans Inattention Meta-stable dynamics Neural correlates of consciousness Neuropsychology Phenomenology Predictive coding Psychological Theory Psychology - history Small world networks Theory Phenomenology Neural correlates of consciousness Gurwitsch Meta-stable dynamics Global neuronal workspace Inattention Attention Predictive coding Embodied cognition Small world networks
ISSN:	1053-8100, 1090-2376
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Shrnutí:	•We describe and extend Aron Gurwitsch’s field theory of consciousness.•The field of consciousness has a complex, dynamic, internal structure.•The field of consciousness has a variable-size focus and structured periphery.•Conscious data causally influence one another via small-world-networks.•Consciousness proceeds smoothly or abruptly based on predictive networks. Aron Gurwitsch’s theory of the structure and dynamics of consciousness has much to offer contemporary theorizing about consciousness and its basis in the embodied brain. On Gurwitsch’s account, as we develop it, the field of consciousness has a variable sized focus or “theme” of attention surrounded by a structured periphery of inattentional contents. As the field evolves, its contents change their status, sometimes smoothly, sometimes abruptly. Inner thoughts, a sense of one’s body, and the physical environment are dominant field contents. These ideas can be linked with (and help unify) contemporary theories about the neural correlates of consciousness, inattention, the small world structure of the brain, meta-stable dynamics, embodied cognition, and predictive coding in the brain.
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ISSN:	1053-8100 1090-2376
DOI:	10.1016/j.concog.2015.03.017