?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+Classical+Probabilistic+Computer+Model+of+Consciousness&rft.creator=Blaha%2C+Stephen&rft.subject=Statistical+Models&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Mind&rft.subject=Psychophysics&rft.description=We+show+that+human+consciousness+can+be+modeled+as+a+classical+(not+quantum)+probabilistic+computer.+A+quantum+computer+representation+does+not+appear+to+be+indicated+because+no+known+feature+of+consciousness+depends+on+Planck's+constant+h%2C+the+telltale+sign+of+quantum+phenomena.+It+is+argued+that+the+facets+of+consciousness+are+describable+by+an+object-oriented+design+with+dynamically+defined+classes+and+objects.+A+comparison+to+economic+theory+is+also+made.+We+argue+consciousness+may+also+have+redundant%2C+protective+mechanisms.&rft.date=2002-01&rft.type=Preprint&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2077%2F3%2F4GcosmosBrainPaper2Columns.pdf&rft.identifier=++Blaha%2C+Stephen++(2002)+A+Classical+Probabilistic+Computer+Model+of+Consciousness.++%5BPreprint%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2077%2F