consciousness studies

a multidisciplinary field that combines approaches from cognitive science, neurophysiology, and philosophy of mind to investigate the nature of consciousness. Major concerns include the relationship of the mind to the body (see mind–body problem), the hard problem of subjective experience, the significance of altered states of consciousness, and the possibility of consciousness in computers or other manmade systems (see machine consciousness).

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February 11th 2025

cognitive complexity

the state or quality of a thought process that involves numerous constructs, with many interrelationships among them. Such processing is often experienced as difficult or effortful. See also conceptual complexity.