From Quantum Collapse to Private-Universe Structure: An Axiomatic Deduction Based on Subtle-Mind Frame Flow, with Special Reference to the Discrete-Frame Phenomenology of NDE Life Reviews

Purpose: This paper presents a purely logic-deductive conceptual framework—not an empirical study—aimed at providing an axiomatic cognitive architecture for understanding the discrete, frame-by-frame phenomenology of near-death experience (NDE) life reviews. Core Argument: Starting from three irreducible axioms (the von Neumann measurement chain terminates in conscious discrimination; conscious awareness operates in discrete, indivisible units; phenomenal reality is constructed via successive perceptual frames), the model deduces a "subtle-mind frame flow" structure. Subjective spacetime and each individual's private universe arise from moment-to-moment conscious sampling of quantum potentialities, generating the experience of continuity through rapid serial frame transitions. Application to NDE Life Review: Under normal waking states, coarse-level narrative integration masks the underlying discreteness of the frame flow. During near-death states, higher-order cognitive inhibition is lifted, allowing the raw historical frame sequence to be replayed without interpolation—consistent with the panoramic, discrete-flash, non-narrative character reported in cross-cultural NDE accounts. Falsifiable Predictions: Several testable predictions are derived, including: NDE life reviews should exhibit discrete frame jumps with no interpolated information between frames; if patients under clinically flat EEG can accurately recall external events occurring during that period, the theory is directly falsified. Broader

Significance: If empirically supported, this framework would provide indirect phenomenological evidence for the von Neumann–Wigner interpretation of quantum measurement, elevating the role of consciousness in foundational physics.