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Darren J Edwards

2 papers in the library · publishing 2011-2025

Papers

Further N-Frame networking dynamics of conscious observer-self agents via a functional contextual interface: predictive coding, double-slit quantum mechanical experiment, and decision-making fallacy modeling as applied to the measurement problem in humans and AI.

Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience January 1, 2025 Darren J Edwards

A new theoretical model called the N-Frame integrates predictive coding, quantum Bayesianism, and evolutionary dynamics to explain how conscious observers update beliefs and interact within a quantum cognitive system. The model suggests that consciousness actively participates in wavefunction collapse, bridging quantum potentiality and classical outcomes through internal states and contextual interactions. It frames human cognitive biases not as errors but as evolutionarily stable quantum heuristic strategies that optimize predictive accuracy under uncertainty. The framework offers testable predictions about AI consciousness by specifying informational boundaries, contextual parameters, and a conscious-time dimension derived from AdS/CFT correspondence, providing a unified account of consciousness, decision-making, behavior, and quantum mechanics.

A replication of the 5-7 day dream-lag effect with comparison of dreams to future events as control for baseline matching.

Consciousness and Cognition June 1, 2011 Mark Blagrove, Josie Henley-Einion, Amanda Barnett et al.

The dream-lag effect describes a pattern where memories from the previous day are frequently incorporated into dreams, followed by a lower incorporation of memories from 2 to 4 days earlier, and then a higher incorporation of memories from 5 to 7 days earlier. In a study with 8 female participants who kept daily and dream diaries for 14 days, ratings of matches between dream reports and diary records showed a significant dream-lag effect for the 5-7 day period compared to baseline and the 2-4 day period. This suggests a possible memory processing function for sleep reflected in dream content. Both participants' and independent judges' ratings confirmed a significant day-residue effect.