mattfawOct 244 min05 What is the Mind?My mind appears to be the essence of Me. It seems to be the decision-maker, the source of voluntary action, the part that feels and...
mattfawOct 242 min04 What is the purpose of Qualia?Qualia is a fancy word for the perceived qualities of the self-in-the-world, within Experience. Qualia include all the perceived aspects...
mattfawOct 243 min03 Where in the brain does Experience happen?In our model, Subjective Experience is a brain-wide activation. The Immediate Action Network (please see the 3 brain systems post) of...
mattfawOct 245 min02 Experience is the product of three major brain systems.The story of the evolution of episodic memory is also the story of three complementary brain systems, which evolved together to make it...
mattfawOct 242 min01 Defining Neurotypical Subjective Experience(from our 2016 published paper) We want to be careful with how we use the term ‘subjective experience,’ because it can have various...