Ocupation: Philosopher
Life: b. March 28, 1942
Birthday: March 28
Consciousness is cerebral celebrity--nothing more and nothing less. Those contents are conscious that persevere, that monopolize resources long enough to achieve certain typical and "symptomatic" effects--on memory, on the control of behavior and so forth.
source: Daniel Clement Dennett (1998). “Brainchildren: Essays on Designing Minds”, p.137, MIT Press
topic: Memories, Long, Typical, Cerebral