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History of Consciousness
For thousands of years, philosophers have largely studied human consciousness. The French philosopher Rene Descartes introduced the concept of mind-body dualism, the idea that while the mind and body are separate, they do interact.
Once psychology was established as a discipline separate from philosophy and biology, the study of the conscious experience became one of the first topics studied by early psychologists.
Structuralists used a process known as introspection to analyze and report conscious sensations, thoughts, and experiences. Trained observers would carefully inspect the contents of their own minds. This was a very subjective process, but it helped inspire further research on the scientific study of consciousness.
The American psychologist William James compared consciousness to a stream—unbroken and continuous despite constant shifts and changes. Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud focused on understanding the importance of the unconscious and conscious mind.
While the focus of much of the research in psychology shifted to purely observable behaviors during the first half of the 20th century, research on human consciousness has grown tremendously since the 1950s.
Psychological Theories of Consciousness
One of the problems with the study of consciousness is the lack of a universally accepted operational definition. Descartes proposed the idea of cogito ergo sum ("I think, therefore I am"), which suggested that the very act of thinking demonstrates the reality of one's existence and consciousness.
Today, consciousness is generally defined as an awareness of yourself and the world. However, there are still debates about the different aspects of this awareness.
Research on consciousness has focused on understanding the neuroscience behind our conscious experiences. Scientists have even utilized brain-scanning technology to seek out specific neurons that might be linked to different conscious events.
Modern researchers have proposed a few major theories of consciousness, including integrated information theory, global workspace theory, and attention schema theory.
Integrated Information Theory
This approach looks at consciousness by learning more about the physical processes that underlie our conscious experiences.5 The theory attempts to create a measure of the integrated information that forms consciousness. The quality of an organism’s consciousness is represented by the level of integration.
This theory tends to focus on whether something is conscious and to what degree it is conscious.
Global Workspace Theory
This theory suggests that we have a memory bank from which the brain draws information to form the experience of conscious awareness.6 While integrated information theory focuses more on identifying whether an organism is conscious, the global workspace theory offers a much broader approach to understanding how consciousness works.
The Different States of Consciousness
Attention Schema Theory
This neuroscientific theory of consciousness suggests that the brain create a schema, or a simplified model, of attention to help understand and control its own attentional processes.7 This is similar to how the brain has a schema of the body that it uses to control how the body moves and works. In this view, attention involves selectively focusing available processing resources and planning how to allocate and utilize those resources.
Takeaways
While consciousness has intrigued philosophers and scientists for thousands of years, experts clearly have a long way to go in our understanding of the concept. Researchers continue to explore the different bases of consciousness including the physical, social, cultural, and psychological influences that contribute to our conscious awareness.
The Role the Conscious Mind Plays