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Unanswered question in the study of consciousness
The unity of consciousness and (cognitive) binding problem is the problem of how objects, background, and abstract or emotional features are combined into a single experience. The binding problem refers to the overall encoding of our brain circuits for the combination of decisions, actions, and perception. It is considered a "problem" because no complete model exists. Wikipedia →
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- Pick up a classic book: Robinson CrusoeThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: The binding problemCited 792 times
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📖 Definitions
Noun The problem of how the brain's circuits encode the combination of decisions, actions, and perception.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
The binding problem
Consciousness and the Binding Problem
Solutions to the Binding Problem
The Binding Problem
The Psychophysical Evidence for a Binding Problem in Human Vision
The neural binding problem(s)
Are Cortical Models Really Bound by the “Binding Problem”?
‘Non-specific’ binding. The problem, and a solution
🆕 Influential since 2022
Solving the binding problem: Assemblies form when neurons enhance their firing rate—they don’t need to oscillate or synchronize
The Binding Problem 2.0: Beyond Perceptual Features
Causal Cognitive Architecture 3: A solution to the binding problem
Local, calcium- and reward-based synaptic learning rule that enhances dendritic nonlinearities can solve the nonlinear feature binding problem
A spatial map: a propitious choice for constraining the binding problem
📚 Books worth reading
Robinson CrusoeDaniel Defoe · 1686
King LearWilliam Shakespeare · 1608
MetamorfosiOvid, William S. Anderson · 1474
Interatomic potentialsIan McC Torrens · 1972
Ultra-solutions, or, How to fail most successfullyPaul Watzlawick · 1988
Comment réussir à échouerPaul Watzlawick · 1988
Design for mediaDinah Hand · 2013
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