Preprint — not peer reviewed. Abstract Many physicalist theories of consciousness appeal to generic thresholds of complexity, computation, or global integration. The Curvature Adaptation Hypothesis (CAH) motivates a more selective candidate: Organized Physical Interiority (OPI). OPI is the active maintenance of a bounded, governed, and temporally renewed interior through which distributed...
Preprint — not peer reviewed Abstract Claims about organized interiority, consciousness-relevant organization, and cross-substrate equivalence are often advanced through broad resemblance to markers such as integration, recurrence, synchrony, adaptive behavior, or substrate-specific dynamics. Such features may be scientifically informative, but their presence alone does not establish an...
Note: This working paper builds directly upon the foundational paradigms established in The Locus of Consciousness: Geometric Phase Transitions, Quantum Coherence, and a Three-Way Empirical Test. We recommend reviewing that manuscript first for a complete introduction to the Position A and Position B paradigms, as well as the proposed experimental hardware, before exploring the A+B synthesis...