The CBC theory and its entailments : Why current models of the origin of consciousness fail

Arthur S Reber; William B Miller Jr; Predrag Slijepcevic; František Baluška

doi:10.1038/s44319-023-00004-6

The CBC theory and its entailments : Why current models of the origin of consciousness fail

EMBO Rep. 2024 Jan;25(1):8-12. doi: 10.1038/s44319-023-00004-6. Epub 2023 Dec 13.

Authors

Arthur S Reber¹, William B Miller Jr², Predrag Slijepcevic³, František Baluška⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. areber@pointroberts.net.
² Bioverse Foundation, Paradise Valley, AZ, USA.
³ Department of Life Sciences, College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Brunel, Uxbridge, UK.
⁴ Institute of Cellular and Molecular Botany, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany.

Abstract

The Cellular Basis of Consciousness (CBC) model of biological consciousness is based on the assumption that life and conscious sentience are coterminus. All living organisms, are conscious, self-aware, and have valenced sensory and perceptual experiences.

MeSH terms

Brain*
Consciousness*