The evolution and development of consciousness: the subject-object emergence hypothesis

• Published in: BioSystems Vol. 217; p. 104687
• Main Author: Stewart, John E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.07.2022
• Subjects: Consciousness; Evolution of consciousness; Sensorimotor coordination; Subject-object emergence; Transitions in consciousness; Evolution of consciousness; Sensorimotor coordination; Subject-object emergence; Transitions in consciousness; Consciousness

A strategy for investigating consciousness that has proven very productive has focused on comparing brain processes that are accompanied by consciousness with processes that are not. But comparatively little attention has been given to a related strategy that promises to be even more fertile. This s...