The Contrast-Field Account of Conscious Experience: How Self-Model Depth and the Learning–Automation Cycle Shape Consciousness
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 13, 2026 Praveen Gali
Within the predictive processing framework, most theories of consciousness address either the architecture of conscious access, the representational structure, the information-theoretic measure, or the computational principle. What remains underexplored is the temporal dynamic of consciousness: why it emerges under novelty, recedes under familiarity, and re-emerges under disruption. This paper...