Author Archives: James Cross

Fragmented Consciousness Theory

Introduction The location of the neural correlates of consciousness (NCC) has been the subject of research and philosophical speculation for many decades. The starting assumption for much of this research is that consciousness is a product of brain activity. While … Continue reading →

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Bubble Theory?

Here’s an idea that occurred to me while reading What a Contest of Consciousness Theories Really Proved. Let suppose a couple of things: Consciousness is not continuous across the entire brain. It appears in dozens or hundred of bubbles in … Continue reading →

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The Idealist and the Psychedelic

A materialist can say straightforwardly, as example, that if we administer an anesthetic to a person he or she will slip into unconsciousness. The person will not normally remember anything from the period anesthetized and the person is largely unresponsive … Continue reading →

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