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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Science
  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy of Mind

Background:

  • Existing consciousness theories often overlook how organisms manage unpredictable disturbances.
  • Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) explains purposiveness as hierarchical control of perceptual variables against disturbances.
  • PCT's reorganization process adapts control systems to reduce error in essential physiological variables.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose an integrative account of consciousness building on nonconscious behavior and PCT.
  • To explain the emergence and maintenance of primary, secondary (access), and tertiary (self-awareness) consciousness.
  • To outline hypotheses and research designs for testing the proposed consciousness model.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual framework integrating PCT with established theories of consciousness.
  • Explanation of consciousness emergence through hierarchical perceptual control and system reorganization.
  • Proposal of mechanisms for sustaining secondary consciousness and the development of tertiary consciousness.

Main Results:

  • Primary consciousness emerges from PCT's adaptive control systems.
  • Secondary consciousness is sustained by regulating information integration, attention, and reorganization rates.
  • Tertiary consciousness develops via symbolic representation of internally sustained information.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed PCT-based model offers a unified framework for understanding consciousness.
  • This account addresses limitations in predictive processing theories by incorporating disturbance management.
  • The model provides testable hypotheses for empirical investigation into the nature of consciousness.