Matthew Owen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5995105 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthew Owen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthew |
| FAMILY NAME | Owen |
| SIGNATURE | OWEN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6169-0365 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Neural Voices of Patients with Severe Brain Injury
Studies have shown that some covertly conscious brain-injured patients, who are behaviorally unresponsive, can reply to simple questions via neuronal responses. Given the possibility of such neuronal responses, Andrew Peterson et al. have argued that there is warrant for some covertly conscious patients being included in low-stakes medical decisions using neuronal responses, which could protect and enhance their autonomy. The justification for gi…
Theoretical Neurobiology of Consciousness Applied to Human Cerebral Organoids
Organoids and specifically human cerebral organoids (HCOs) are one of the most relevant novelties in the field of biomedical research. Grown either from embryonic or induced pluripotent stem cells, HCOs can be used as in vitro three-dimensional models, mimicking the developmental process and organization of the developing human brain. Based on that, and despite their current limitations, it cannot be assumed that they will never at any stage of d…
Minding creation
Circumnavigating the causal pairing problem with hylomorphism and the integrated information theory of consciousness
The causal pairing problem allegedly renders nonphysical minds causally impotent. This article demonstrates how a dualist view I call neo-Thomistic hylomorphism can circumnavigate the causal pairing problem. After explicating the problem and hylomorphism, I provide an account of causal pairing that appeals to a foundational tenet of hylomorphism. Subsequently, I suggest that a prominent view of consciousness in theoretical neuroscience—the integr…
Measuring the Immeasurable Mind
Aristotelian Causation and Neural Correlates of Consciousness
Circumnavigating the causal pairing problem with hylomorphism and the integrated information theory of consciousness
The causal pairing problem allegedly renders nonphysical minds causally impotent. This article demonstrates how a dualist view I call neo-Thomistic hylomorphism can circumnavigate the causal pairing problem. After explicating the problem and hylomorphism, I provide an account of causal pairing that appeals to a foundational tenet of hylomorphism. Subsequently, I suggest that a prominent view of consciousness in theoretical neuroscience—the integr…
Aristotelian Causation and Neural Correlates of Consciousness
Circumnavigating the causal pairing problem with hylomorphism and the integrated information theory of consciousness
The causal pairing problem allegedly renders nonphysical minds causally impotent. This article demonstrates how a dualist view I call neo-Thomistic hylomorphism can circumnavigate the causal pairing problem. After explicating the problem and hylomorphism, I provide an account of causal pairing that appeals to a foundational tenet of hylomorphism. Subsequently, I suggest that a prominent view of consciousness in theoretical neuroscience—the integr…
Measuring the Immeasurable Mind
Minding creation
Theoretical Neurobiology of Consciousness Applied to Human Cerebral Organoids
Organoids and specifically human cerebral organoids (HCOs) are one of the most relevant novelties in the field of biomedical research. Grown either from embryonic or induced pluripotent stem cells, HCOs can be used as in vitro three-dimensional models, mimicking the developmental process and organization of the developing human brain. Based on that, and despite their current limitations, it cannot be assumed that they will never at any stage of d…
Neural Voices of Patients with Severe Brain Injury
Studies have shown that some covertly conscious brain-injured patients, who are behaviorally unresponsive, can reply to simple questions via neuronal responses. Given the possibility of such neuronal responses, Andrew Peterson et al. have argued that there is warrant for some covertly conscious patients being included in low-stakes medical decisions using neuronal responses, which could protect and enhance their autonomy. The justification for gi…
Cognitive science (4 works) · Consciousness (4 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Neuroscience (3 works) · Metaphysics (2 works) · Theology and Philosophy of Evil (2 works) · Action Observation and Synchronization (1 work) · Augustinian Studies and Theology (1 work)