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Overview

Bernard J. Baars is affiliated with Florida Atlantic University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Neuroscience, with particular emphasis on Cognitive Neuroscience as a subfield. The main topics covered in their work include Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Neural Dynamics and Brain Function, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Action Observation and Synchronization, Face Recognition and Perception, and EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces.

Baars has published research in several academic venues, with notable contributions to:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Semiotics

Their recent papers demonstrate a range of interests within neuroscience and cognitive studies. These publications include:

  • "Global Workspace Theory (GWT) and Prefrontal Cortex: Recent Developments," 2021, Frontiers in Psychology
  • "The Hard Problem is Mainly Hard Work," 2020, Cognitive Neuroscience

Frequent collaboration partners of Baars include Natalie Geld and Róbert Kozma, each with multiple coauthored works, as well as Peer F. Bundgaard, Merlin Donald, and Bruno Kingston. This network of collaborators reflects interdisciplinary input in their scientific pursuits.

Bernard J. Baars' research explores complex brain function mechanisms, such as those highlighted in Global Workspace Theory and neural phase transitions. Their work contributes to understanding cognitive processes through diverse methodologies, including EEG analysis and brain connectivity studies. The consistent publication record and collaborative activity illustrate ongoing involvement in advancing cognitive neuroscience knowledge.

Best Publications

  • A cognitive theory of consciousness

    Bernard J. Baars

  • Global workspace theory of consciousness: toward a cognitive neuroscience of human experience.

    Bernard J. Baars

  • IN THE THEATRE OF CONSCIOUSNESS Global Workspace Theory, A Rigorous Scientific Theory of Consciousness.

    Bernard J. Baars

  • In the theater of consciousness : the workspace of the mind

    Bernard J. Baars

  • The conscious access hypothesis: origins and recent evidence

    Bernard J. Baars

  • The Cognitive Revolution in Psychology

    Bernard J. Baars

  • How conscious experience and working memory interact

    Bernard J. Baars;Stan Franklin

  • Cognition, Brain, and Consciousness: Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience

    Bernard J. Baars;Nicole M. Gage

  • Output editing for lexical status in artificially elicited slips of the tongue.

    Bernard J. Baars;Michael T. Motley;Donald G. MacKay

  • Brain, conscious experience and the observing self

    Bernard J. Baars;Thomas Zoega Ramsoy;Steven Laureys

  • In the Theater of Consciousness

    Bernard J. Baars

  • Criteria for consciousness in humans and other mammals

    Anil K. Seth;Bernard J. Baars;David B. Edelman

  • Global workspace dynamics: cortical "binding and propagation" enables conscious contents.

    Bernard J. Baars;Stan Franklin;Thomas Zoega Ramsoy

  • Consciousness in humans and non-human animals: recent advances and future directions.

    Melanie Boly;Melanie Boly;Anil K. Seth;Melanie Wilke;Paul Ingmundson

  • Fundamentals of Cognitive Neuroscience: A Beginner's Guide

    Bernard J. Baars;Nicole M. Gage

  • Some essential differences between consciousness and attention, perception, and working memory

    Bernard J. Baars

  • A Neural Attentional Model for Access to Consciousness: A Global Workspace Perspective

    James Newman;Bernard J. Baars

  • Conscious Contents Provide the Nervous System with Coherent, Global Information

    Bernard J. Baars

  • Biology of consciousness.

    Gerald M. Edelman;Joseph A. Gally;Bernard J. Baars

  • Applying Global Workspace Theory to the Frame Problem.

    Murray Shanahan;Bernard J. Baars

Frequent Co-Authors

Anil K. Seth
Anil K. Seth University of Sussex
Steven Laureys
Steven Laureys University of Liège
Sidney K. D'Mello
Sidney K. D'Mello University of Colorado Boulder
Mélanie Boly
Mélanie Boly University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jonathan D. Cohen
Jonathan D. Cohen Princeton University
Gordon H. Bower
Gordon H. Bower Stanford University
Donald G. MacKay
Donald G. MacKay University of California, Los Angeles
John W. Berry
John W. Berry Queen's University
Ruth A. Lanius
Ruth A. Lanius University of Western Ontario
Patrik Vuilleumier
Patrik Vuilleumier University of Geneva

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