Integrated information theory does not make plant consciousness more convincing
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It has been proposed by some plant scientists that plants are cognitive and conscious organisms, although this is a minority view. Here we present a brief summary of some of the arguments against this view, followed by a critique of an article in this same issue of Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications by Calvo, Baluska, and Trewavas (2020) that cites Integrated Information Theory (IIT) as providing additional support for plant consciousness. The authors base their argument on the assumptions that all cells are conscious and that consciousness is confined to life. However, IIT allows for consciousness in various nonliving systems, and thus does not restrict consciousness to living organisms. Therefore, IIT cannot be used to prove plant consciousness, for which there is neither empirical evidence nor support from other, neuron-based, theories of consciousness.
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Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 564(2021) vom: 30. Juli, Seite 166-169 |
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Date Completed 11.11.2021 Date Revised 11.11.2021 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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