This research proceeds from a well-established scientific premise acknowledging the existence of imaginative and intelligent capacities in living organisms, based on recent studies such as the bonobo Kanzi study (Science, 2026) and research on brain network integration (Wilcox et al., Nature Communications, 2026). However, the core objective is to provide a precise ontological distinction...
This study introduces the B-Bouzid Model as a novel framework addressing the mind-body problem. The model posits that human existence arises from the integration of two foundational principles: Sovereignty (F), representing self-awareness, will, and ethical capacity, and the Substrate (B), representing the material neural architecture and automated processing. Their optimal integration is...
Mathematical Formulation of the B-Bouzid Model of Consciousness 1. Core Variables: · Sovereignty (F): The high-level conscious & ethical layer, represented as an n-dimensional neural vector. · F = [f1, f2, ..., fn] · Bedrock (B): The neuro-biological substrate, represented as an m-dimensional vector. · B = [b1, b2, ..., bm] 2. Sovereign Integration Index (SII): The degree of functional...