Evolutionally Roll of Consciousness
What is the roll of consciousness on evolution? I think this is one of good ways to understand consciousness sciectifically. From the perspective of evolusionaly theory, we can say that there must be some kind of evolutionaly advantage for life that has consciousness.
＊This article is still being written.
Consciousness and Minimal Self
Our knowledge of consciousness is only our own individual consciousness. So when we think about what consciousness is, only we can do is thinking based on your own consciousness. From this stand point, it very much seems to us that it is impossible to think consciousness without the image of fisrt person perspective, can be also interpreted as "minimal self." So I think the mechanisms of consciousness is closely related to the mechanisms that give rise to minimal self. They are practicaly the same thing.
However, there is an interesting fact that override the fact. It's called "Ego Death."
＊This article is still being written.
The Roll of Consciousness on Brain Activity
From the perspective of modern neuroscience, there is no functional roll of consciousness, and consciousness is often considered as just a byproduct of brain activity, or "bystander." But is that good way of thinking? I think this discussion is easily leads to the hard problem of consciousness, and there is no way out here.
I think that one of the appropriate ways to understand consciousness is trying to understand the functional roll of it. Consciousness is preserved on the long evolutional history, at least for human, so it is reasonable to think that there must be some kind of evolutionaly advantage of having consciousness.
There is severtal way to think about the roll of consciousness, and one of these approach is its roll on brain activity.
＊This article is still being written.
My Reading List (Japanese page, updated as needed)
Finished(from September 2021)
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はじめてのパターン認識
Reading
- パターン認識と機械学習上
- 線形代数講義
- これなら分かる最適化数学
- ガウス過程と機械学習
- ベイズ推論による機械学習入門
- 機械学習のための関数解析入門
- マセマ ベクトル解析
- 生物リズムと力学系
- 熱力学の基礎１
- Principles of Neural Science 6th ed
- Neuronal Dynamics From Single Neurons to Networks and Models of Cognition
- 脳のリズム
- 計算論的神経科学への招待
- 計算論的精神医学
- 意識はどこから生まれてくるのか
- 私はすでに死んでいる ゆがんだ自己を生み出す脳
- 予測する心
Wishing Books
- 世界はありのままに見ることができないーなぜ進化は私たちを真実から遠ざけたのか
- 果しなき流れの果に
- FREE WILL SAM HARRIS
