Brain and mind operational architectonics and man-made "machine" consciousness.
Andrew A Fingelkurts, Alexander A Fingelkurts, Carlos F H Neves
Cognitive processing May 1, 2009 Peer reviewed DOI: 10.1007/s10339-008-0234-y via PubMed
Summary
Building a conscious robot requires a brain capable of supporting phenomenal consciousness like that of humans. The Operational Architectonics framework analyzes the temporal structure of information flow and interactions among neuronal populations by examining sharp transitions in scalp EEG on a millisecond scale. This reveals an EEG architecture analogous to the architecture of the phenomenal world. Therefore, creating machine consciousness would require implementing a hierarchical architecture similar to that found in EEG.
Study at a glance
| Design | theoretical or philosophical paper |
|---|---|
| Key finding | Creating machine consciousness requires implementing a hierarchical architecture analogous to that found in EEG. |
Abstract
To build a true conscious robot requires that a robot's "brain" be capable of supporting the phenomenal consciousness as human's brain enjoys. Operational Architectonics framework through exploration of the temporal structure of information flow and inter-area interactions within the network of functional neuronal populations [by examining topographic sharp transition processes in the scalp electroencephalogram (EEG) on the millisecond scale] reveals and describes the EEG architecture which is analogous to the architecture of the phenomenal world. This suggests that the task of creating the "machine" consciousness would require a machine implementation that can support the kind of hierarchical architecture found in EEG.