Новая нейротеория сознания: сознание как часть механизма памяти “In a nutshell, our theory is that consciousness developed as a memory system that is used by our unconscious brain to help us flexibly and creatively imagine the future and plan accordingly,” explained corresponding author Andrew Budson, MD, professor of neurology. “What is completely new about this theory is that it suggests we don’t perceive the world, make decisions, or perform actions directly. Instead, we do all these things unconsciously and then—about half a second later—consciously remember doing them.” ... their paper provides a roadmap as to how clinicians, educators and individuals can best improve behavior and gain knowledge, by using clinical and teaching methods that can be effective in shaping both the conscious mind and the unconscious brain. With further exploration, this work may allow patients to improve problem behaviors such as overeating, help us understand the ways in which brain structures support memory, and even provide insight into philosophical issues around free will and moral responsibility. A New Explanation for Consciousness October 3, 2022 neurosciencenews.com/conscio…ry-21571 We argue that consciousness originally developed as part of the episodic memory system—quite likely the part needed to accomplish that flexible recombining of information. We posit further that consciousness was subsequently co-opted to produce other functions that are not directly relevant to memory per se, such as problem-solving, abstract thinking, and language. We suggest that this theory is compatible with many phenomena, such as the slow speed and the after-the-fact order of consciousness, that cannot be explained well by other theories.  Andrew E. Budson, Kenneth A. Richman, and Elizabeth A. Kensinger. Consciousness as a Memory System. Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, October 3, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1097/WNN.0000000000000319 (Open Access) it might be of interest to the reader to understand how those novel ideas developed Supplement (PDF, 139 KB) https://links.lww.com/CBN/A119 То, что сознание -- не что иное как припоминание только что произошедшего с нами, вроде бы довольно тривиально, но, возможно, раньше действительно недостаточно артикулировалось. Статья большая, с разбором большого числа примеров, так что еще будем изучать... В статье почему-то не обсуждается весьма логичная теория Оукли и Халлигана, также связывающая сознание с памятью, но прежде всего автобиографической. Может быть, синтез этих теорий даст более полную картину вероятных мозговых механизмов сознания.