ABSTRACT

Doerig et al. point out a number of shortcomings with existing theories of consciousness and argue they should be systematically constrained by empirical data. In this commentary I suggest a further constraint – the potential functions of (the contents of) consciousness. One such candidate function in humans is the social sharing of reportable mental states. The social function of consciousnessprovides a general framework within which to understand the evolution and neurobiology of conscious awareness.

中文翻译：

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意识理论是需要问题的解决方案

摘要

多里格等人。指出现有意识理论的一些缺点，并认为它们应该受到经验数据的系统约束。在这篇评论中，我提出了进一步的限制——意识（内容）的潜在功能。人类的一个这样的候选功能是可报告的心理状态的社会共享。意识的社会功能提供了一个总体框架，可以在其中理解意识意识的进化和神经生物学。