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21.12.2016
Asynchronous Introspection Theory: The Underpinnings of Phenomenal Consciousness in Temporal Illusion
Erschienen in: Minds and Machines | Ausgabe 2/2017
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Abstract
A new theory of the neuropsychological underpinnings of phenomenal consciousness, “asynchronous introspection theory,” is proposed that emphasizes asynchrony between different neurocognitive processes. We provide a detailed explanation of how a mind might arrive at a cognitive structure isomorphic to the cognitive structure that would emerge from experiential qualia. The theory suggests that a temporal illusion is created because of the mismatch between the real physical timeline and the neurally constructed timeline composed inside a person’s brain. This temporal illusion leads to the origination of a thought (a belief, or second-order, relational knowledge) that one has had a certain experience (a direct, “first-order” feeling) wherein the thought and the feeling seem synchronous to the person (subject) but, in fact, are not. This leads to the thought, “I had a feeling.” The theory is elaborated via a metaphorical “robot supervisor model” and is shown to explain many current problems of phenomenal consciousness.