@inbook{143486, author = {Michael SA Graziano and Gennaro}, title = {The Attention Schema Theory of Consciousness}, abstract = { The attention schema theory of consciousness describes how an information-processing machine can make the claim that it has a consciousness of something. In the theory, the brain is an information processor that is captive to the information constructed within it. The challenge of explaining consciousness is not, {\textquotedblleft}How does the brain produce an ineffable internal experience,{\textquotedblright} but rather, {\textquotedblleft}How does the brain construct a quirky self description, and what is the useful cognitive role of that self model?{\textquotedblright} }, year = {2017}, journal = {Routledge Handbook of Consciousness}, pages = {174-187}, publisher = {Routledge}, language = {eng}, }