This paper presents a systematic critical review of consciousness science from the formulation of the hard problem (Chalmers, 1995) to the present (2025). Using a methodology of primary source verification and explicit epistemic stratification — distinguishing established findings from debated results and speculative proposals — we map four theoretical frameworks (Integrated Information Theory,...
This working paper presents three falsifiable experimental proposals derived from a systematic critical review of consciousness science (companion paper: Oliva, 2026a). Each proposal targets a specific, unaddressed gap at the intersection of brain biomineralization, quantum biology, and established neural correlates of consciousness — gaps that have remained open for 2 to 22 years despite being...