Using category theory to assess the relationship between consciousness and integrated information theory.
Neurosciences research June 1, 2016 Naotsugu Tsuchiya, Shigeru Taguchi, Hayato Saigo
One of the most mysterious phenomena in science is the nature of conscious experience. Due to its subjective nature, a reductionist approach is having a hard time in addressing some fundamental questions about consciousness. These questions are squarely and quantitatively tackled by a recently developed theoretical framework, called integrated information theory (IIT) of consciousness. In...