Consciousness remains poorly understood despite numerous theories proposed by neuroscientists. Currently, there are 29 different theories identified, including Adaptive Resonance Theory and Dynamic Core Theory. Researchers like Oscar Ferrante advocate for reducing this number to one, indicating a collaboration challenge within the scientific community. Lucia Melloni emphasized the lack of incentive to discard their own theories, which perpetuates the multitude of explanations. A recent initiative involving 42 scientists aimed to test rival theories' predictions on brain activity during conscious experiences to foster clearer conclusions.
If you're looking for a theory to explain how our brains give rise to subjective, inner experiences, you can check out Adaptive Resonance Theory.
Dr. Ferrante belongs to a group of scientists who want to lower that number, perhaps even down to just one.
We are not incentivized to kill our own ideas, said Lucia Melloni, a neuroscientist at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics.
Their plan was to bring together two rival groups to design an experiment to see how well both theories did at predicting what happens in our brains.
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