Consciousness, in Zoltan Torey's[1] model, is the brain's layered, language-enabled off-line mechanism that reflects on its own sensory endogram, generating sel

Consciousness, in Zoltan Torey's[1] model, is the brain's layered, language-enabled off-line mechanism that reflects on its own sensory endogram, generating self-aware, internally guided behavior.[2] The off-line mechanism generates mental alternatives, which are then "run past the brainstem, which then makes the selection." Nice little accessible book.[3] > Taking “computer” first, we find that this alleged source of machine-generated consciousness is not what it is cracked up to be. It is a mere effigy, an entity in name only. It is no more than a cleverly crafted artifact, one essentially indistinguishable from the raw material out of which it is manufactured.[2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoltan_Torey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoltan_Torey [2] https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262527101/the-conscious-mind/ https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262527101/the-conscious-mind/ [3] https://search.worldcat.org/title/887744728 https://search.worldcat.org/title/887744728