Physical and linguistic problems in the modelling of consciousness by neural networks

De Wilde, Philippe (1995) Physical and linguistic problems in the modelling of consciousness by neural networks. In: From natural to artificial neural computation : International Workshop on Artificial Neural Networks. Lecture Notes in Computer Science . pp. 584-588. Springer, Cham, Switzerland ISBN 978-3-540-59497-0. (doi:10.1007/3-540-59497-3_225) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:58065)

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Abstract

We consider consciousness as a large scale phenomenon that can be reduced to small scale interactions between neurons, and hence to quantum mechanics. We show that this has consequences for a reductionist approach in modelling consciousness. An alternative to this is a metaphorical approach. We draw a parallel with the alchemists language in describing his experiments. Finally, we investigate the formalist viewpoint that consciousness is modelled and described by its use in language.

Item Type:	Conference or workshop item (Paper)
DOI/Identification number:	10.1007/3-540-59497-3_225
Uncontrolled keywords:	Neural networks; Quantum theory, Small scale, Computational linguistics
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) > QA 76 Software, computer programming, > QA76.87 Neural computers, neural networks
Institutional Unit:	Schools > School of Computing
Former Institutional Unit:	Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Computing
Depositing User:	Philippe De Wilde
Date Deposited:	03 Jan 2023 16:40 UTC
Last Modified:	22 Jul 2025 08:57 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/58065 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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De Wilde, Philippe.

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