Towards an animal model of consciousness based on the platform theory

Zlomuzica, Armin; Dere, Ekrem

doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113695

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“…A recently formulated theory on conscious information processing, the platform theory, holds that the brain enters a conscious operation mode, whenever mental representations of stimuli (that includes spatio-temporal contingencies), associations, concepts, memories, and experiences are effortfully maintained (in working memory) and actively manipulated to generate an adaptive response to acute challenges in the environment ( Dere et al, 2020 ; Zlomuzica & Dere, 2022 ). It is conceivable that the contingency instruction given prior to the extinction experience has induced a conscious information processing mode in the instructed group that re-activated the memories of the disgust pictures, as well as the learned CS-UCS contingencies, to be maintained in working memory and to be reprocessed in the light of the following experiences in the extinction session.…”

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Conscious knowledge of CS-UCS contingency information affects extinction retrieval of conditioned disgust responses: Findings from an online de novo disgust conditioning task

Lipp

Macit

Woud

et al. 2023

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

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Conscious knowledge of CS-UCS contingency information affects extinction retrieval of conditioned disgust responses: Findings from an online de novo disgust conditioning task

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Woud

et al. 2023

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

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“…In the platform theory proposed by Zlomuzica and Dere [46], the phenomenon of consciousness is connected with an effortful action; therefore, we do not have consciousness when we, for example, drive a car. The model requires a confident presence of alert and responsive waking; conscious cognitive operations require the preservation of mental representations, so this theory is close to the representational theory of mind.…”

Section: Metacognition Memory and Platform Theorymentioning

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Human and Non-Human Consciousness: Do They Share Common Characteristics?

Koumparoudi

2023

Vestn. Ross. univ. družby nar., Ser. Filosofiâ

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This study examines the possible common characteristics between human and non-human consciousness. It mainly addresses animal consciousness and, to a certain extent, intelligent AI. It provides an overview of the main theories regarding consciousness, more specifically those of neuroscience and cognitive science, and also their materialistic base at a neuroanatomical and neurophysiological level, emphasizing the role the prefrontal cortex plays, both in humans and animals. Then, it considers particular aspects of consciousness, such as emotion, and presents the three broad traditions considering human emotions, which are emotions as feelings, evaluations, and judgments, as well as studies on animal emotions. Then, it continues with the proposed models of metacognition and memory to deepen the analysis regarding common characteristics of human and non-human consciousness. It also touches on the platform theory, which may bridge human, animal, and AI consciousness, although this theory is under consideration. It ends with references to animals’ social behavior, their interactions with humans, their possible ontogenic proximity as expressed in biolinguistics, and the findings of computational ethology, which help to establish models of mental human disorders. The study concludes that findings support proximities between humans and animals, consciousness at the level of neurophysiology, and emotion and metacognition. Contrary to animals and AI, human consciousness is more complicated and far from cybernetic and computational models since it is linked with various kinds of malleability, reconsolidation, neural plasticity, different conceptions of emotions, and certain mental pathologies.

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“…Higher cognitive processes require the movement of memories into an active store for processing (Zlomuzica & Dere, 2022). The relationship between this process, often also called working memory, and the sensory-related working memory described above is not clear.…”

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The molecular diversity of plasticity mechanisms underlying memory: An evolutionary perspective

Zha

Sossin

2022

Journal of Neurochemistry

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Experience triggers molecular cascades in organisms (learning) that lead to alterations (memory) to allow the organism to change its behavior based on experience.Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying memory, particularly in the nervous system of animals, has been an exciting scientific challenge for neuroscience.We review what is known about forms of neuronal plasticity that underlie memory highlighting important issues in the field: (1) the importance of being able to measure how neurons are activated during learning to identify the form of plasticity that underlies memory, (2) the many distinct forms of plasticity important for memories that naturally decay both within and between organisms, and (3) unifying principles underlying the formation and maintenance of long-term memories. Overall, the diversity of molecular mechanisms underlying memories that naturally decay contrasts with more unified molecular mechanisms implicated in long-lasting changes. Despite many advances, important questions remain as to which mechanisms of neuronal plasticity underlie memory.

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Towards an animal model of consciousness based on the platform theory

Cited by 11 publications

References 151 publications

Conscious knowledge of CS-UCS contingency information affects extinction retrieval of conditioned disgust responses: Findings from an online de novo disgust conditioning task

Conscious knowledge of CS-UCS contingency information affects extinction retrieval of conditioned disgust responses: Findings from an online de novo disgust conditioning task

Human and Non-Human Consciousness: Do They Share Common Characteristics?

The molecular diversity of plasticity mechanisms underlying memory: An evolutionary perspective

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