The Charta Operator Framework: A Testable Non-Reductive Model of Consciousness–Brain Correlation
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) December 3, 2025 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17807399 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Keywords | Impossibility Consciousness Performative utterance Operator biology Premise Axiomatic system Falsifiability Mathematical economics Cognition Calculus dental Correlation Epistemology Artificial intelligence Series stratigraphy Cognitive science Cryptographic nonce |
| Key points | Proposes three testable predictions from the Charta Theory framework: a 42% ceiling on placebo efficacy, a 0.5–2 Hz EEG peak in near-death experiences, and non-Markovian memory effects in self-referential tasks. |
Abstract
This paper derives three sharp, testable predictions from the Charta Theory framework, grounding the metalogical non-reducibility of consciousness in empirical boundaries: (1) a 42% ceiling on placebo efficacy (λ-bound correlation strength), (2) a 0.5–2 Hz EEG peak in verified near-death experiences during cardiac arrest, and (3) non-Markovian memory effects in self-referential cognitive tasks. These falsifiable claims distinguish the theory from emergentist models and invite immediate replication with off-the-shelf tools (e.g., EEG kits, psychopharm datasets). This work completes the four-paper Charta Theory series: Paper 1: Performative Self-Reference and the Metalogical Impossibility of Computational Consciousness Paper 2: The Charta Theory: A Metalogical Solution to the Hard Problem of Consciousness Paper 4: Performative Self-Reference and the Metalogical Impossibility of Computational Consciousness: A Formal Axiomatic Development