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concept:gwt-1-multiple-specialised-systems-capable-of-operating-in-parallel-modulesGWT-1: Multiple specialised systems capable of operating in parallel (modules)
Indicator from GWT: existence of specialized parallel modules.
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Papers (1)
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Frameworks (1)
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- Global workspace theoryassociated_withTheory of consciousness involving a global workspace for information.
Concepts (1)
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- Specialised modulesassociated_withIndependent, parallel cognitive subsystems that share information via a global workspace.
Related by similarity (8)
cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edgeEntities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.
- GWT-2: Limited capacity workspace, entailing a bottleneck and a selective attention mechanismconcept0.820Indicator: workspace bottleneck with selective attention.
- GWT-4: State-dependent attention enabling sequential querying of modules for complex tasksconcept0.799Indicator: state-dependent attention and sequential module recruitment for System 2 thought.
- Indicator: global broadcast to all modules.
- Case study conclusion.
- A system of sequences/rules that can generate well-adapted living plans, potentially implemented on computers to empower ordinary people.
- Point of genuine disagreement with IIT and GWT
- Indicator: multiple sources of perceptual activity including top-down and noise required for reality monitoring.