What does it mean, exactly, for a given system to be a "neural correlate of consciousness"?

  • -- David John Chalmers 查默斯

一个给定的系统是“意识的神经关联”,这到底意味着什么?

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What's fascinating is that when you write a script, it's almost a stream of consciousness. You have an idea that it means something, but you're not always sure what. Then when you get on the set, the actors teach you.

有趣的是,当你写剧本时,它几乎是一种意识流。你有一个想法,它意味着什么,但你并不总是确定什么。然后当你进入片场,演员们会教你。

Not only does travel give us a new system of reckoning, it also brings to the fore unknown aspects of our own self. Our consciousness being broadened and enriched, we shall judge ourselves more correctly.

旅行不仅给我们提供了一个新的计算系统,它还把我们自己未知的方面带到前台。随着我们意识的开阔和丰富,我们会更正确地判断自己。