Paoletti Patrizio, Ben-Soussan Tal Dotan
Research Institute for Neuroscience, Education and Didactics, Patrizio Paoletti Foundation, Assisi, Italy.
Front Psychol. 2020 Aug 12;11:1807. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01807. eCollection 2020.
In the current hypothesis paper, we propose that focusing attention on silence can be used as a paradigm conceptually similar to sensory deprivation, to study consciousness without content. We briefly overview recent influential models of consciousness and consider how they assess the relationship between consciousness and contents. After discussing the strengths and weaknesses of current models, we suggest an extension based on the Sphere Model of Consciousness (SMC) and introduce new definitions for identification and self-awareness as states of consciousness. We further compare Paoletti's theoretical model for the development of self with other influential models, highlighting similarities and differences. We conclude with a discussion of how attentional focus on silence can be empirically tested.
在当前这篇假说论文中，我们提出将注意力集中于寂静可作为一种在概念上类似于感觉剥夺的范式，用于研究无内容的意识。我们简要概述了近期有影响力的意识模型，并思考它们如何评估意识与内容之间的关系。在讨论了当前模型的优缺点之后，我们建议基于意识球模型（SMC）进行扩展，并引入将识别和自我意识定义为意识状态的新定义。我们进一步将帕奥莱蒂的自我发展理论模型与其他有影响力的模型进行比较，突出异同之处。最后，我们讨论了如何通过实证检验对寂静的注意力焦点。
