The Common Thread: Simplifying the Study of Consciousness with Shared Experience, Shared Identity and Shared Information

Watch a 19-minute conference talk from the Models of Consciousness Conference exploring the philosophical relationship between shared experience and shared identity in consciousness studies. Examine fundamental questions about comparable experiences between individuals, the possibility of inverted spectra, and personal identity through scenarios like cloning or revival. Learn how these concepts of shared experience and identity can be used to establish essential properties for viable theories of consciousness, and understand how contradictory philosophical perspectives can be evaluated through this framework. Discover the connection between these philosophical properties and their practical applications in neuroscience through information theory, providing a streamlined approach to studying consciousness.