Testable Predictions of the Knower Centred Model of Consciousness (KCM)

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Characteristics	Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Key points	Proposes that the Knower Centred Model of Consciousness, a subject-first framework in which the Knower, Knowing, and Known form the minimal structure of experience, yields empirically testable predictions about neural complexity, computational systems, minimal-content awareness, reportability, and observer-dependence, and outlines research pathways for evaluating and comparing the model with contemporary theories of consciousness.

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Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed

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Proposes that the Knower Centred Model of Consciousness, a subject-first framework in which the Knower, Knowing, and Known form the minimal structure of experience, yields empirically testable predictions about neural complexity, computational systems, minimal-content awareness, reportability, and observer-dependence, and outlines research pathways for evaluating and comparing the model with contemporary theories of consciousness.

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This paper derives testable predictions from the Knower Centred Model of Consciousness (KCM), a subject-first framework in which the Knower, Knowing, and Known form the minimal structure of experience. Building on the previously introduced conceptual framework and its formalization as a typed ontology, the present work identifies empirically distinguishable implications concerning neural complexity, computational systems, minimal-content awareness, reportability, and observer-dependence. Rather than presenting new experimental data, the paper outlines observable distinctions and research pathways through which KCM can be evaluated and compared with contemporary models of consciousness.

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