https://matthiasgruber.com/blog/tags/gwt/ Recent content in GWT on Matthias Gruber — Blog Hugo en Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://matthiasgruber.com/blog/why-gwt-explains-nothing/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://matthiasgruber.com/blog/why-gwt-explains-nothing/ <p>Global Neuronal Workspace Theory (GNW) is the most empirically productive framework in consciousness science. It has generated more experiments, more replicated findings, and more clinical applications than any competitor. It is also a theory of information routing that explains nothing about consciousness itself.</p> <p>That&rsquo;s not a contradiction. GNW identifies the neural signatures that <em>accompany</em> conscious access — ignition thresholds, P3b components, fronto-parietal activation patterns. This is genuinely useful science. Clinicians use GNW-derived measures like the Perturbational Complexity Index (PCI) to assess disorders of consciousness. Experimentalists use GNW&rsquo;s predictions to design rigorous studies.</p>