Towards causal mechanisms of consciousness through focused transcranial brain stimulation

Author:

Havlík Marek1ORCID,Hlinka Jaroslav12ORCID,Klírová Monika13,Adámek Petr13,Horáček Jiří13

Affiliation:

1. Center for Advanced Studies of Brain and Consciousness, National Institute of Mental Health , Topolová 748, Klecany 250 67, Czech Republic

2. Department of Complex Systems, Institute of Computer Science of the Czech Academy of Sciences , Pod Vodárenskou věží 271/2, Prague 182 07, Czech Republic

3. Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University , Ruská 87, Prague 10 100 00, Czech Republic

Abstract

Abstract Conscious experience represents one of the most elusive problems of empirical science, namely neuroscience. The main objective of empirical studies of consciousness has been to describe the minimal sets of neural events necessary for a specific neuronal state to become consciously experienced. The current state of the art still does not meet this objective but rather consists of highly speculative theories based on correlates of consciousness and an ever-growing list of knowledge gaps. The current state of the art is defined by the limitations of past stimulation techniques and the emphasis on the observational approach. However, looking at the current stimulation technologies that are becoming more accurate, it is time to consider an alternative approach to studying consciousness, which builds on the methodology of causal explanations via causal alterations. The aim of this methodology is to move beyond the correlates of consciousness and focus directly on the mechanisms of consciousness with the help of the currently focused brain stimulation techniques, such as geodesic transcranial electric neuromodulation. This approach not only overcomes the limitations of the correlational methodology but will also become another firm step in the following science of consciousness.

Funder

NUDZ

MZCR

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Psychiatry and Mental health,Neurology (clinical),Neurology,Clinical Psychology,Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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