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J. Starzyk

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Preprint Sep 2026

Does Global Neuronal Workspace Theory Explain Phenomenal Consciousness? The Motivated Emotional Mind Challenge

Global Neuronal Workspace Theory (GNWT) is one of the most extensively developed empirical research programmes on access consciousness. By contrast, the Motivated Emotional Mind (MEM) model proposes an embodied, semi-hierarchical associative memory in which representational selection, action, recurrent reconstruction o...

Wieslaw L. Galus, J. Starzyk · 0 citations

Preprint Sep 2026

From Biological Precursors to Artificial Cognition: Consciousness, Embodiment, and the MEM Architecture

This article asks under what conditions artificial intelligence could warrant a rational attribution of consciousness. Linguistic ability, multimodality, memory, planning, action control, and humanoid embodiment are not sufficient evidence of phenomenal experience. Biological precursors such as excitability, homeostasi...

J. Starzyk, Wieslaw L. Galus · 1 citation