Anti-Phase Theta-Gamma Coupling: A Neurodynamic Hypothesis Derived from a Dynamic Self-Model
JoCN Forum May 1, 2026 Wenge Huang
: The nature of the self remains a central enigma in philosophy and a key frontier in science. This paper develops a novel “Dynamic Self-Model”—the “minimal self” emerges from the rapid alternation between “awareness” (A) and “awareness-of-awareness” (AoA)—inspired by phenomenological insights from Buddhist meditation. As a core component, we define AoA—typically not accessible to ordinary...