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Consciousness CLEARS the mind.

Stephen Grossberg1

  • 1Department of Cognitive and Neural Systems, Center for Adaptive Systems, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA. steve@bu.edu

Neural Networks : the Official Journal of the International Neural Network Society
|October 30, 2007
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Adaptive Resonance Theory (ART) links consciousness, learning, and attention to brain resonance. This theory explains how brain dynamics facilitate autonomous adaptation in changing environments, supported by growing behavioral and neural data.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computational Neuroscience

Background:

  • Understanding consciousness requires identifying emergent brain processes.
  • Adaptive Resonance Theory (ART) posits a link between consciousness, learning, expectation, attention, resonance, and synchrony (CLEARS).
  • ART predicts all conscious states are resonant states, crucial for real-time adaptation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review theoretical considerations and supporting data for ART's predictions on consciousness and adaptive behavior.
  • To summarize ART models detailing functional roles of cells in thalamocortical circuits.
  • To explain perceptual learning without awareness and specific neocortical oscillation frequencies.

Main Methods:

  • Review of theoretical frameworks, specifically Adaptive Resonance Theory (ART).

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  • Synthesis of existing behavioral and neuroimaging data supporting ART predictions.
  • Analysis of ART models applied to thalamocortical and neocortical circuit functions.

    • Main Results:

    • ART provides a framework linking CLEARS processes and resonant states to adaptive behavior.
    • ART models predict specific cellular roles within laminar thalamocortical circuits.
    • ART explains phenomena like unconscious perceptual learning and differential neocortical oscillation frequencies.

    Conclusions:

    • ART offers a unifying theory for consciousness, learning, and attention, grounded in brain resonance and thalamocortical dynamics.
    • The theory elucidates how neural mechanisms support autonomous adaptation in complex environments.
    • ART provides testable predictions regarding neural oscillations and learning processes.