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Separating the conscious wheat from the unconscious chaff: Towards a biologically grounded computationalism
Resource type
Journal Article
Authors/contributors
- Larkum, Matthew E. (Author)
- Aru, Jaan (Author)
- Whyte, Christopher J. (Author)
- Shine, James M. (Author)
Title
Separating the conscious wheat from the unconscious chaff: Towards a biologically grounded computationalism
Abstract
We agree that consciousness, as we know it, is inextricably biological – but not every biological detail is essential. Identifying which features are necessary, across scales, is vital for assessing the limits of computationalism. This process will reveal a richer, more biologically informed computationalism – one that future machines could, in principle, instantiate, but only after much deeper biological understanding.
Publication
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Date
2026/01
Volume
49
Pages
e317
Accessed
9/28/26, 7:03 AM
ISSN
0140-525X, 1469-1825
Short Title
Separating the conscious wheat from the unconscious chaff
Language
en
Library Catalog
Cambridge University Press
Citation
Larkum, M. E., Aru, J., Whyte, C. J., & Shine, J. M. (2026). Separating the conscious wheat from the unconscious chaff: Towards a biologically grounded computationalism. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 49, e317. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X25103725
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