EVOLUTIONARY ORIGIN OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND QUALIA

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<p>On the basis of a triune brain model relating human behavior to three basic evolutionary formations of the brain: reflexive (reptilian), emotive (mammalian) and rational (human), an evolutionary origin of consciousness and qualia eliciting consciousness is sought in two groups of neurons, sameness neurons and newness neurons, discovered in frog’s visual system, classifying external objects into what is known (familiar) and unknown (unfamiliar). For human, enhanced consciousness of a patient was observed during aura when the threat of unknown was converted to an affective feeling of familiarity. Considering similar experiences by scientists a proposal is here made to classify the qualia by the evolutionary significance of elicited responses.</p>

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  • Viva Origino

    Viva Origino 38 (1), 1-3, 2010

    生命の起原および進化学会

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  • CRID
    1390853719868181632
  • NII論文ID
    130008142199
  • DOI
    10.50968/vivaorigino.38.1_1
  • ISSN
    13466933
    09104003
  • 本文言語コード
    en
  • データソース種別
    • JaLC
    • CiNii Articles
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