--- abstract: "The asymptotic limit theorems of information theory permit a concise formulation of Bernard Baars' global workspace/global broadcast picture of consciousness, focusing on how networks of unconscious cognitive modules are driven by the classic 'no free lunch' argument into shifting, tunable, alliances having variable thresholds for signal detection. The model directly accounts for the punctuated characteristics of many conscious phenomena, and derives the inherent necessity of inattentional blindness and related effects." altloc: [] chapter: ~ commentary: ~ commref: ~ confdates: ~ conference: ~ confloc: ~ contact_email: ~ creators_id: - wallace@pi.cpmc.columbia.edu creators_name: - family: Wallace given: Rodrick honourific: Dr. lineage: '' date: 2011-04-15 date_type: submitted datestamp: 2011-05-02 17:09:59 department: ~ dir: disk0/00/00/72/88 edit_lock_since: ~ edit_lock_until: 0 edit_lock_user: ~ editors_id: [] editors_name: [] eprint_status: archive eprintid: 7288 fileinfo: /style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png;/7288/1/nofree31.pdf full_text_status: public importid: ~ institution: ~ isbn: ~ ispublished: ~ issn: ~ item_issues_comment: [] item_issues_count: 0 item_issues_description: [] item_issues_id: [] item_issues_reported_by: [] item_issues_resolved_by: [] item_issues_status: [] item_issues_timestamp: [] item_issues_type: [] keywords: 'asymptotic limit, ergodic, network, no free lunch, phase transition, topology' lastmod: 2011-05-02 17:09:59 latitude: ~ longitude: ~ metadata_visibility: show note: ~ number: ~ pagerange: ~ pubdom: TRUE publication: ~ publisher: ~ refereed: FALSE referencetext: ~ relation_type: [] relation_uri: [] reportno: ~ rev_number: 22 series: ~ source: ~ status_changed: 2011-05-02 17:09:59 subjects: - cog-psy - neuro-mod - phil-mind succeeds: ~ suggestions: ~ sword_depositor: ~ sword_slug: ~ thesistype: ~ title: 'Consciousness: A Simple Information Theory Global Workspace Model' type: preprint userid: 1845 volume: ~