Robert Chis-Ciure
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This paper deals with a foundational aspect of Integrated Information Theory (IIT) of consciousness: the nature of the relation between the axioms of phenomenology and the postulates of cause-effect power. There has been a lack of clarity in the literature regarding this crucial issue, for which IIT has received much criticism of its axiomatic method and basic tenets. The present contribution...
George Williams
Integrated Information Theory (IIT) is an influential framework for understanding the link between the brain’s neural structure and consciousness. However, based on arguments that purely structural explanations, such as IIT, cannot address the hard problem of consciousness, I supplement IIT with an intrinsic element that includes properties extending beyond the purely structural, and which,...
Adam Safron
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In this brief commentary on The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness, I describe ways in which Mark Solms’ account of the origins of subjective experience relates to Integrated World Modeling Theory (IWMT). IWMT is a synthetic theory that brings together different perspectives, with the ultimate goal of solving the enduring problems of consciousness, including the Hard...
Takashi Kubo
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The study of qualia—the subjective, phenomenal aspect of consciousness—remains a major challenge in cognitive science and philosophy. This paper introduces a unified framework integrating neuroscience, artificial intelligence, thermodynamics, quantum information theory, and cosmic principles to explain qualia. We propose that qualia emerge through genesis, integration, and optimization...
Jalal Khawaldeh
This study integrates DNA resonance codes, microtubule oscillations, and astrocyte-mediated biomagnetic fields into a unified theoretical framework explaining consciousness as a macroscopic quantum phenomenon. By integrating advanced AI-driven analyses of EEG, NMR, and calcium imaging data, we demonstrate compelling evidence of quantum processes in neural systems. Key findings include: (1)...
Bautista Baron
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This paper proposes a theoretical framework for consciousness as an emergent manifestation of universal organizational principles in cosmic evolution. Extending relational ontology through thermodynamic and information-theoretic foundations, it argues that consciousness arises when systems achieve sufficient relational complexity to sustain self-referential organization. Mathematical...
Evan Thompson
This chapter presents a methodological approach to volitional consciousness for cognitive neuroscience based on studying the voluntary self-generation and self-regulation of mental states in meditation. Called contemplative neuroscience, this approach views attention, awareness, and emotion regulation as flexible and trainable skills, and works with experimental participants who have undergone...
Annika Hense, Antje Peters, Torge Dellert et al.
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The nature of conscious visual phenomenology comprises multiple representational levels, from basic features to integrated percepts, raising questions regarding the differentiation of the neural correlates of consciousness (NCC). While event-related potential (ERP) studies identified early occipitotemporal negativities as reliable NCC, it remains unclear whether these early negative components...
Naotsugu Tsuchiya, Masafumi Oizumi, Makiko Yamada et al.
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我々が主観的に感じる意識と、脳の中で生じている物理・化学現象の間をつなぐ科学法則とは一体どのようなものだろうか？...
Wanja Wiese, Karl Friston
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How can the free energy principle contribute to research on neural correlates of consciousness, and to the scientific study of consciousness more generally? Under the free energy principle, neural correlates should be defined in terms of neural *dynamics*, not neural states, and should be complemented by research on *computational* correlates of consciousness -- defined in terms of...