Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP160102770
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Consciousness in the predictive mind. The project aims to provide a unified approach to the nature of consciousness. Neuroscience and philosophy are still unable to explain how the brain gives rise to our conscious experience. Competing theories of consciousness are piecemeal, difficult to test and compare, and mostly formulated without much regard to a general theory of brain function. This project takes a different approach: it front-loads a new and influential general theory of brain function, and aims to use this theory to determine which theories of consciousness can be defended and which rejected. The anticipated outcome is a unified scientific and theoretical approach to consciousness, achieving a deeper and more integrated understanding of a major field of contemporary neuroscience and philosophy research.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 09-2016
End Date: 06-2020
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $373,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Philosophy | Philosophy of Cognition | Philosophy of Mind (excl. Cognition) |
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies
