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Marco Ruggiero preprint
I propose to incorporate the concepts of brain microbiota and microbial consciousness in the Orch OR theory of human consciousness with the goal of increasing its explanatory and predictive powers. If consciousness arises from quantum computations in cytoskeletal structures inside human neurons, there is no theoretical impediment at hypothesizing that it might also occur in the cytoskeletal...
Vladimir Bondarev preprint
Attempts to reduce consciousness to notions of quantum mechanics lead to quantum theories of consciousness that are unlikely to be successful. The main drawback of these theories is that they consider reality, which is studied by quantum mechanics, as the cause of consciousness a priori. The paper shows that this reality exists only in one's mind and is the product, not the cause, of...
Zhigang Sha, Rulin Xiu
All observations are fundamentally rooted in consciousness. In this paper, we embark on an exploration to gain insights and even derivations about natural laws and phenomena by delving into the basic constituents of consciousness. We propose that the basic constituents of consciousness consist of two pairs of duality consciousness: change-unchange duality consciousness and inclusion-exclusion...
Rajiv Singh
Consciousness appears so mysterious and hard to formulate within the physical sciences because present-day scientific thinking excludes an element of reality and a general mechanics of its processing from its consideration. The primary missing element is the reality of information in the physical universe as an intrinsic causal correlate of observable physical states. Moreover, there exists a...
Jordi Galiano-Landeira, Núria Peñuelas preprint
Panpsychism posits that mental properties are fundamental, potentially extending consciousness to AI. Arvan and Maley (2022) recently challenged this notion, asserting that AI, being digital, cannot achieve coherent phenomenal macroconsciousness due to the fact that digital representations miss information between the representation and the representee. Their reasoning hinges on the...
Alisha Vabba, Giuseppina Porciello, Maria Serena Panasiti et al. preprint
The conscious processing of body signals influences higher-order psychological and cognitive processes, including self-awareness and body image. Dysfunctions in the processing of these signals has been connected to neurological and psychiatric disorders characterized by altered states of self-consciousness. Studies indicate that the process of perceiving the body through interoceptive signals...
Joy Vazhayil preprint
Consciousness research is multidisciplinary and multidimensional. The neurophysiological approaches to consciousness are obfuscated by the multidimensionality of the hard problem of consciousness. Meanwhile, the growth of artificial intelligence(AI) systems has generated speculation that AI may be embellished with consciousness in the near term. This paper looks at human consciousness at its...
Alicja Heyda, Agnieszka Gdowicz-Kłosok, Magdalena Bugowska et al. preprint
Abstract Introduction Stress and negative emotions have been demonstrated to exert a substantial impact on cancer patients, affecting their ability to adapt to therapy and the treatment's overall effectiveness. Elevated cortisol levels, a stress-induced hormone, have been shown to suppress immune system function, potentially reducing the body's capacity to combat cancer cells. Conversely,...
Luisa Čapková, Ginie Servant Miklos
Eco-anxiety is gaining attention as a growing mental health issue. This phenomenon emerges due to perceived lack of control over ecological destruction, and is characterized by a spectrum of emotions, such as grief, anger, worry, uncertainty and hopelessness. However, eco-anxiety appears to affect more than one’s emotional state, with consequences for behaviour and engagement with environmental...
Vincent Rochas, Kevin Mammeri, Laurence Bayer et al. preprint
Previous studies on the neural correlates of dreaming using high-density EEG (hdEEG) and the serial awakening paradigm have identified posterior brain regions related to dreaming, with maximal activity over occipital areas. Based on these results, we have hypothesized that neural activity during dreaming is mainly driven by sensory experiences (e.g., vision, audition), which predominate our...