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№ 7ZZO
Professor of Neuropsychology · University of Cape Town
Neuropsychologist who founded the field of neuropsychoanalysis and argues that consciousness originates in the brainstem rather than the cortex. His work integrates Freudian psychoanalytic theory with modern affective neuroscience.
Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness (HOT)
Rosenthal and Lau's framework proposing consciousness requires higher-order mental representations about our own mental states.
Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch OR)
Penrose and Hameroff's quantum theory proposing consciousness arises from gravitational self-collapse in neuronal microtubules.
Neural Correlates of Consciousness (NCC)
The search for the minimal neuronal mechanisms jointly sufficient for any one specific conscious percept.
Idealism in Philosophy of Mind
Bernardo Kastrup's analytical idealism and the philosophical tradition arguing consciousness is fundamental, not matter.
