I hold a different view regarding the types of consciousness here: I distinguish between main (basic) consciousness (DMPFC) and reserve consciousness (VLPFC). Attention is considered a form of selective attention that prioritizes the five senses and strikes a balance between central and peripheral attention, or between sensory attention and simulation-based attention. The functions of consciousness : Attention, Cognition, Memory, Boards, Motion, borrowing – coloring. Autism is a Syndrome where the child is living with : 1- Central sensory memory agnosia, 2- Reward system is not functioning because of central sensory agnosia, 3- Lateral sensory memory is Limited (download), 4- Motor memory is Limited (upload), 5- Simulatory upload actions (visual and auditory) is limited (upload)
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