A conjecture on the nature and evolution of consciousness. Issue 2 (2nd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rogers, Terence W.; Friedberg, Ahron
• Is Part Of: Neuropsychoanalysis. Volume 18:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 147
• Page End: 161
• Publication Date: 2016-07-02
• Subjects: consciousness -- evolution; Psychoanalysis -- Periodicals; Neurosciences -- Periodicals; Neuropsychology -- Periodicals; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1080/15294145.2016.1240045
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1529-4145

Abstract

Abstract : The profound importance of consciousness in everyday life suggests that it is a natural and necessary outgrowth of our biological heritage. In this paper we offer a conjecture that consciousness is a deep property of biological life itself. We propose a specific model of how a form of core consciousness could be present in all life forms, and subsequently how each species could create a unique form of consciousness from that common core. We formulate the first consideration as the core consciousness conjecture, and the extension to all animals as the extended core consciousness conjecture.