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ReviewBrain and behavior2024

The Antagonism Hypothesis: A New View on the Emergence of Consciousness.

Weirui Xiong, Lu Yu

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Review in Brain and behavior, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Weirui XiongSchool of Educational Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China.ORCID 0009-0003-0694-3122
Lu YuSchool of Educational Science, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe generation of consciousness poses a complex scientific challenge. Neuroscience and biological sciences have extensively studied this phenomenon, yielding numerous theories and hypotheses. However, to date, no reliable evidence has emerged to exclude any hypothesis conclusively, nor has any theory garnered unanimous agreement. This study aims to offer novel insights for further in-depth study on consciousness.

methodA new theoretical hypothesis was proposed based on reviews and comments from predictive processing theory, information theory, thermodynamics, and neuroscience.

findingsThis study argues that, first, it is necessary to clarify that the core implication of the concept of consciousness is first-person perception. Accordingly, the study of consciousness is based on this premise. Second, on this basis, the antagonistic hypothesis of consciousness generation was proposed. This hypothesis holds that consciousness arises from the antagonism of mature individual experiences that cannot be seamlessly integrated with the function of addressing and navigating these conflicts.

conclusionThe antagonism hypothesis is a new concept regarding the generation of consciousness that deserves further study.

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ConsciousnessHumansPerceptionantagonismconsciousnessfirst‐person perceptionneurosciencethermodynamics

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PMID39711077
PMCPMC11664041

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