Second-Order Perception

CIMC's proposed computational structure of consciousness: perception that perception is occurring, non-inferential and synchronous with its content

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framework

Attention Schema Theory
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Theory by Graziano linking consciousness to a predictive model of attention; listed in Butlin et al. 2023.
Higher-Order Theory
extends
A theory of consciousness on which mental states become conscious by being the objects of higher-order states.
Higher-order thought theory
contradicts
Theory of consciousness where metacognitive representations are necessary for conscious experience.

claim

A system is conscious if it implements self-organized second-order perception that increases global coherence
supports
CIMC's current operational definition, precise enough to generate predictions while subject to revision

concept

Third-Order Perception
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The paper's characterization of the observer recognizing itself as part of realness; perspective of perspectivity
Minimal Phenomenal Experience (MPE)
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Stable mode of experience with persistent absence of a subjective centre; connected to zero-person perspective and pruned sigma
Contents of Consciousness
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Percepts, feelings, thoughts, imaginations, and intuitions — the elements that can appear in conscious awareness
Bubble of Nowness
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The paper's metaphor for the minimal temporal extent of conscious experience; increases with successful perceptual coherence and shrinks with failure
Representational Transparency
supports
Property of conscious representations: they do not contain information about the fact that they are representations at the level of the representation itself

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Fourth-Order Perceptionconcept0.843
The representation of generating the observer — self and its concerns perceived as constructs within mind, appearing no longer real but imaginary
Perceptionconcept0.799
Equated with inference of past, present and future hidden states via minimization of variational free energy.
The constraints under which second-order perception leads to phenomenology are not yet fully developedconcept0.797
CIMC acknowledges the constraints on second-order perception that produce phenomenology are beyond the current whitepaper's scope
Consciousness, phenomenologically understood, is second-order perception: not just registration of content, but the additional perception that perception is taking place.claim0.789
Paper's core phenomenological definition of consciousness
Second Order Traitsconcept0.772
Perception And Cognitionconcept0.768
field-like perceptionconcept0.754
Perception that is smooth and can be evaluated at any point, like a differentiable field; Antra's functionalist interpretation.
Perception-Action Cycleconcept0.752
Circular causality between perception and action; central to enactive interpretation