DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x25102811 ISSN: 0140-525X
The sensory horizons hypothesis fails to explain consciousness because it relies on an abstruse causal function
Brian KeyAbstract
The sensory horizons hypothesis as an explanation of consciousness depends on visual experience directly affecting neural activity underlying conscious model-based planning. Given that there is no known mechanism for subjective experience to generate action potentials, the sensory horizons hypothesis lacks explanatory insight into the function of consciousness. We contend that a better strategy is to investigate non-causal functions of consciousness.