Unified Theory of Consciousness: Emergence of the Functional Self from a Universal Spatiotemporal Information Framework
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) December 3, 2025 Michal Seidl
This study formulates a unified, substrate-neutral theory of consciousness grounded in a universal operator framework for information dynamics, x(t + 1) = Σ(Wx(t) + b(t)), which enables an equivalent representation of neural systems, artificial neural networks, reaction–diffusion media, and distributed multi-agent collectives. Within this formalism, consciousness is defined as an emergent...