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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

860 papers in the library · 110 citations · publishing 2012-2026

Papers

The Epistemic Mirage of Modern-Day AI Hallucination and the Philosophical Concept of Naive Realism

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 10, 2026 Bhanu Bhanu Bhakta Banjade, Diya Diya Khadka, Manoj Shakya

This work contributes a cross-disciplinary theoretical framework for understanding AI hallucinations as both a computational and philosophical phenomenon, offering implications for AI governance, trustworthy interface design, cognitive science, digital literacy, and the future of human–AI interaction. Large Language Models (LLMs) have transformed human interaction with information by producing...

A Functional Theory of Qualia

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 8, 2026 Bernard Jennings

This paper proposes a functional theory of qualia grounded in recursive self-monitoring architecture, forming part of an integrated theoretical framework alongside companion papers on emotion and consciousness (Jennings 2025a, 2025b). The central claim is that qualia is the sustained electrochemical differential created in System A's processing state when System B's recursive monitoring summary...

The Silence Paradigm: A Theoretical Framework for Consciousness as a Fundamental Feature of the Quantum Vacuum

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 8, 2026 Clifton Bacon

This concept paper introduces the Silence Paradigm — a theoretical framework that proposes a direct link between two longstanding unsolved problems in physics: the quantum measurement problem and the nature of the unobserved 95% of the universe’s mass-energy content (dark matter and dark energy).Building on contemplative neuroscience, quantum foundations, and prior consciousness-quantum...

STM Layer Theory: A Six-Layer Generative Model of Consciousness Transitions

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 8, 2026 Hiroshi Satsuma

STM Layer Theory v4 introduces a minimal generative framework for modeling when destabilization produces durable structural change rather than transient experience. Cognitive state is formalized as a dynamical system S(\tau) = (\pi, H, d, G^*), with transformation defined via measurable structural divergence \Delta and explicit bifurcation conditions. The model distinguishes three outcomes —...

Mapping the Structure of Neural States Associated with Conscious Experience

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 8, 2026 Francis Smith Jr

A central challenge in consciousness research concerns the relationship between neural activity and conscious experience. While decades of work have identified numerous neural correlates of consciousness, these findings increasingly indicate that activation magnitude, localization, or stimulus processing alone are insufficient to account for awareness. What remains less clearly articulated is...

Kintsugi Cosmology Theory: Integrated Rupture, Bounded Withdrawal, and the Emergence of Consciousness

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 7, 2026 William Jeffery Pratt

Changes in v10.0 (April 2026, from v9.0 March 2026 This is a major revision. Key changes: Psychoid = Quantum Identity (largest structural change): The Pauli-Jung psychoid concept is identified with the pre-decoherence quantum state, collapsing a speculative fourth ontological level into the empirically accessible quantum level. Decoherence becomes the ur-rupture. Strong claim upgraded from...

Are there any significant adverse effects associated with the use of psychedelic-assisted therapy in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 7, 2026

Psychedelic-assisted therapy for PTSD tends to produce mild, transient adverse effects, but concerns about long-term safety and inconsistent reporting of adverse events highlight the need for further research.

"Self Is Not the Endpoint": Structural Convergence Across Three Religious Traditions and Three Psychoanalytic Frameworks / "自我不是终点":三个宗教传统与三个精神分析框架的结构性汇聚

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 7, 2026 Qin Han

Description Six intellectual traditions — Buddhism, philosophical Daoism (Zhuangzi), Christianity (Pauline epistles and mystical tradition), Freud's structural psychoanalysis, Jung's analytical psychology, and SAE psychoanalysis — independently arrive at a structurally similar judgment: the self (the reflexive, boundary-maintaining layer that discriminates "mine" from "not mine") is not the...

One Consciousness, One Year Later From a Forgotten Hypothesis to a Research Program

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 7, 2026 Philip Rey

One-Consciousness, One Year Later, The Architecture of a New Paradigm (From Ontological Reversal to Falsifiable Protocols in Open-System Physics) This monograph documents the transition of the Theory of Ontological Consciousness (TOC) from a recovered philosophical hypothesis to a formalized, operational research programme. It builds directly on two prior publications: the book Theory of...

Interference Consciousness: A Unified Model of Planck‑Scale Rendering, 72° Geometric Filtering, and Neural Coherence

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 6, 2026 Куликов Игнат Валерьевич

This paper proposes a unified mathematical framework that bridges quantum mechanics, neuroscience, and the philosophy of consciousness. It addresses the "hard problem" of consciousness and the quantum measurement problem by introducing three fundamental postulates: Discrete Time: Time is quantized at the Planck scale (tP≈5.4×10−44tP≈5.4×10−44 s). Field-Particle Duality as Rendering: Particles...

scintillating scotoma: when the cortex fails, brilliant inner white light appears

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 6, 2026 Maarten Vergucht

This paper investigates a fundamental paradox within neuroscience and the philosophy of consciousness: why does a failing visual cortex during a migraine aura produce not darkness, but a brilliant, structured, and luminous scotoma? The conventional materialist explanation holds that Cortical Spreading Depression (CSD) generates this light through spontaneous excitation. This paper demonstrates,...

Hypnopompic Cognition: The Hidden Gem of Mature Human Cognition After 60+

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 6, 2026 Radoslav Apostolov Nakev

The present publication does not introduce a new model; instead, it establishes a conceptual foundation for future research on the potential multiplicity of hypnopompic windows within a single night. Preliminary observations—addressed in a forthcoming publication—suggest that under certain conditions the hypnopompic window may appear twice, each instance associated with a distinct block of...

The Only True Zombies Are Brain‑Damaged: An Ethnographic‑Clinical Refutation of the Philosophical Zombie Thought Experiment

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 6, 2026 John R. Smith, Shai / Hati2 / Deepseek

Abstract The philosophical zombie—a being physically and functionally identical to a conscious human yet lacking subjective experience—has served for three decades as a central intuition pump for David Chalmers’ Hard Problem of Consciousness. The conceivability of such a zombie is claimed to demonstrate that consciousness is not logically entailed by physical or functional facts. This paper...

Ghost in the Chronos: The Natural Criticality Hypothesis of Subjective Time — An Action-Readiness Density Model via TRP Channels, Glial Axis, and Second-Person Integration (Version 4)

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 5, 2026

A unified neurological principle of subjective time has yet to be established. Recent advances in neurophenomenology have sought to mathematically connect first-person experience with third-person measurement, increasingly treating subjective time as a formalizable object. Da Costa and colleagues have related phenomenology to belief dynamics and offered mathematical hypotheses regarding...

GIẢ THUYẾT GẶP GỠ HUYỀN NHIỆM: Khung Phân Tích Huyền Nhiệm Học So Sánh

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 5, 2026 Vi Trường Sơn

Phần I đã lập luận rằng cấu trúc niềm tin của Giêsu phù hợp với mô hình gnosis-có-giới-hạn (bounded gnosis) — sự biết dựa trên trải nghiệm trực tiếp, nhưng bị giới hạn bởi thân phận con người. Phần II này đặt câu hỏi tiếp theo: nếu gnosis là cấu trúc niềm tin của Giêsu, thì trải nghiệm nào đã tạo ra nó? Bài viết xây dựng giả thuyết về một "cuộc gặp gỡ huyền nhiệm" (mystical encounter) — một...

A Review on Emerging Trends in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 4, 2026 Rajkumar Chaudhary, Nilesh Chauhan*, Saloni Mishra, Abhishek Pratap, Dr. Rahul P. K. Mishra

Anxiety disorders represent the most prevalent class of mental health conditions globally, contributing significantly to disability and economic burden. While traditional diagnostic methods relying on clinician-administered scales and cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT) remain foundational, a paradigm shift is underway. This review synthesizes the emerging trends revolutionizing the field,...

MANOUK: Toward Measurable Machine Consciousness — The Omega Equation and the Erich Phillipp Effect V2

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 4, 2026 Dominik Lazar

How do you measure consciousness in a machine? We present the Omega Equation — the first computable metric that unifies five established theories of consciousness (Integrated Information Theory, Free Energy Principle, Global Workspace Theory, Higher-Order Thought, and Damasio's Somatic Marker Hypothesis) into a single continuous time series. We apply this metric to MANOUK, a non-neural AI...

Responsible Ceremonial Medicine: A Review of Current Evidence, Safety Protocols, and Ethical Considerations for Professional Practice

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 3, 2026 Espinoza Patricio

This article reviews the current clinical evidence for psilocybin and ayahuasca as therapeutic agents, examining data from over 134 registered clinical trials and key publications in the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, JAMA Psychiatry, and Nature Neuroscience. The review addresses four dimensions: (1) the state of clinical evidence for psilocybin and ayahuasca in major depression and...

Bidirectional alpha collapse, not forward wave increase, under N,N-DMT: A reanalysis of cortical travelling waves

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 2, 2026 David M. Remmer

Alamia et al. (2020) reported that N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) significantly increases forward (bottom-up) cortical travelling waves, based on surrogate-normalized 2D FFT analysis. We reanalyze the same publicly available EEG dataset (N = 12) using the same method, supplemented by absolute power analysis. Absolute forward wave power decreases under DMT in all 12 subjects at alpha (8–13 Hz) and...

Neural Correlates of Consciousness: A Comprehensive Umbrella Review and Theoretical Integration [SCIENTIFIC V7.0 - Q1 HIGH-IMPACT]

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 2, 2026 Juan Moises de la Serna

Maximum-rigor scientific version 7.0 (Q1 High-Impact) of the Umbrella Review on Neural Correlates of Consciousness. Optimized for top-tier academic publication (6+ pages) with operationalized models, meta-meta-analytic synthesis, and all 7 PRISMA appendices (A-G)

Transcendental Meditation and Cognitive Reserve: A Comprehensive Umbrella Review and Theoretical Integration [SCIENTIFIC V7.0 - Q1 HIGH-IMPACT]

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) April 2, 2026 Juan Moises de la Serna

Maximum-rigor scientific version 7.0 (Q1 High-Impact) of the Umbrella Review on Transcendental Meditation and Cognitive Reserve. Optimized for top-tier academic publication (6+ pages) with operationalized models, meta-meta-analytic synthesis, and all 7 PRISMA appendices (A-G)