Summer School 2024参加者で、現在ATR 脳情報研究所でクオリア構造のポスドクであるFrancesco Elliaさんと領域代表土谷さんの共著論文が、Neuroscience of Consciousness 誌にアクセプトされました。こちらから全文をお読みいただけます。ぜひ、ご一読ください。

論文情報

著者名：Francesco Ellia and Naotsugu Tsuchiya

タイトル：Beyond accommodation: on the structural turn in computational functionalist theories of consciousness

掲載誌： Neuroscience of Consciousness, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025, niaf014

DOI：https://doi.org/10.1093/nc/niaf014

Abstract:

 This commentary engages with recent work on computational functionalist theories of consciousness through a structural lens. We address three key aspects: the role of subjective experience in theory building, the hypothesis regarding local lateral connectivity in sensory areas, and the implications of “silent units” for consciousness. We argue that while their structural turn is welcome, many of their insights were previously predicted by Integrated Information Theory. We question the coherence of these claims within the functionalist paradigm and emphasize the importance of distinguishing genuine predictions from post-hoc accommodations in consciousness science.