?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=On+the+Search+for+the+Neural+Correlate+of+Consciousness&rft.creator=Chalmers%2C+David&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Mind&rft.description=This+is+a+constructive+analysis+of+the+search+for+the+%22neural+correlate+of+consciousness%22+(or+the+NCC%2C+as+it's+sometimes+called).+I+argue+that+because+we+don't+have+any+way+of+detecting+consciousness+directly+(i.e.%2C+we+have+no+%22consciousness+meter%22)%2C+the+search+is+driven+by+pre-empirical+bridging+principles+instead.+I+discuss+some+of+these+principles+and+draw+some+conclusions+about+the+shape+of+the+search.+This+paper+is+largely+a+transcript+of+my+talk+at+the+1996+Tucson+conference+on+consciousness%2C+although+some+fun+and+games+have+been+omitted.&rft.date=1996&rft.type=Preprint&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F227%2F1%2F199711001.html&rft.identifier=++Chalmers%2C+David++(1996)+On+the+Search+for+the+Neural+Correlate+of+Consciousness.++%5BPreprint%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F227%2F