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Subjective Experiences of Space and Time: Self, Sensation, and Phenomenal Time

Ram Lakhan Pandey Vimal¹

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1. Vision Research Institute, Acton, MA, USA

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Received 08 September 2008 18:40 UTC; Posted 10 September 2008

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Neuroscience

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• subjective experiences
• quantum-dissipation model
• quantum field theory
• PE-SE framework
• sensation from evolution of action model
• chaos theory
• soliton-catalytic model
• self
• space
• memory
• phenomenal Time
• Proto-experiences
• Consciousness

Abstract:

The investigation of subjective experiences (SEs) of space and time is at the core of consciousness research. The term ‘space’ includes the subject and objects. The SE of subject, I-ness, is defined as ‘Self’. The SEs of objects, subject’s external body, and subject’s internal states such as feelings, thoughts, and so on can be investigated using the proto-experience (PE)-SE framework. The SE of time is defined as ‘phenomenal time’ (which includes past, present and future) and the SE of space as ‘phenomenal space’. The three non-experiential materialistic models are as follows: (I) The quantum-dissipation model [25] can connect the discrete neural signals to classical electromagnetic field to ‘quantum field theory and chaos theory’ for explaining memory. (II) The soliton-catalytic model [8] hypothesizes that all living processes including micro- and macro-processes can be explained by catalysis process. (III) The ‘sensation from evolution of action’ model [13] proposes that SEs are internalized during evolution. All these models can address to some extent the function of structures, such as perception. They cannot address explanatory gap. The complementary experiential PE-SE framework [37] addresses this psycho-physical gap and elucidates the SEs of space and time.

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Vimal, Ram Lakhan Pandey. Subjective Experiences of Space and Time: Self, Sensation, and Phenomenal Time. Available from Nature Precedings <http://hdl.handle.net/10101/npre.2008.2272.1> (2008)

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