Mapping Neural Theories of Consciousness onto the Common Model of Cognition

TL;DR

This paper maps four neural theories of consciousness onto the Common Model of Cognition, revealing their shared dependence on recurrent modules and a global working memory, and aligning neural perspectives with an integrative view.

Contribution

It provides the first systematic mapping of multiple neural theories of consciousness onto a unified cognitive framework.

Findings

Neural theories depend on recurrent local modules.

A cognitive cycle operates on a global working memory.

Alignment with existing neural integrative views of consciousness.

Abstract

A beginning is made at mapping four neural theories of consciousness onto the Common Model of Cognition. This highlights how the four jointly depend on recurrent local modules plus a cognitive cycle operating on a global working memory with complex states, and reveals how an existing integrative view of consciousness from a neural perspective aligns with the Com-mon Model.