Models of Consciousness Conferences Courses

Creativity and Consciousness - A Consequence of the Brain's Extraordinary Energy Efficiency

Explores the connection between brain energy efficiency, creativity, and consciousness, proposing quantum processes in neural operations as key to human cognitive abilities.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Are Subjective Measures of Consciousness Reliable?

Exploring the reliability of subjective consciousness measures through introspection types and evaluating the Perceptual Awareness Scale.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Local Friendliness Violations - Experimental Metaphysics and the Nature of the Observer

Exploring quantum mechanics' challenge to local agency and objectivity through experimental metaphysics, with implications for understanding consciousness and the nature of observers.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Wishful Thinking About Consciousness

Explores three mathematical approaches to consciousness: quantum consciousness, IIT, and large-scale dynamic systems simulation. Analyzes strengths, weaknesses, and alignments to promote high-level dialogue on the hard problem.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Discovery of a Peri-Somatic Physical Effect Related to Consciousness

Groundbreaking research on a quantum physical effect potentially linked to consciousness, using a novel photoelectronic device to measure light wave interference near the body during different states.

• YouTube
• 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Consciousness and Free Will - A Physical Hypothesis for Distinguishing Humans from AI

Exploring a physical hypothesis for free will and consciousness based on quantum processes in the brain, distinguishing human cognition from AI through perception of parallel worlds.

• YouTube
• 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Model Templates for Minimal Models of Consciousness

Exploring model templates as a tool for analyzing consciousness theories, focusing on the free energy principle and its application across disciplines.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Quantum Instrument Models in Cognitive Science

Explores quantum instrument models in cognitive science, explaining non-Bayesian belief updates in the "question order effect" while maintaining response replicability, challenging previous quantum approaches.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

The Emergence of Geometric Worldviews in Qualia Space

Explores how cognitive capabilities, subjective experience, and macroscopic perception lead to geometric worldviews in organisms, using qualia-based measurement spaces and topological concepts.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Mathematizing Phenomenology Within a Process Framework

Exploring mathematical approaches to phenomenology within a process framework, bridging subjective experiences and objective analysis for a comprehensive understanding of consciousness.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

A Conscious Agent Model and the Physical World

Explores how consciousness may be fundamental, challenging traditional views of reality and perception through scientific findings and proposing a new framework for understanding the physical world.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Understanding Weak and Strong Artificial Consciousness

Explores the distinction between simulating and instantiating consciousness, using the free energy principle to analyze the difference between weak and strong artificial consciousness.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

A Structural Turn in Consciousness Studies

Explores the emerging structural approach in consciousness studies, discussing its implications, potential pitfalls, and promise for advancing the field using mathematical and structural tools.

• YouTube
• 29 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Thresholds, Noise and Response Bias - Insights from Blindsight

Explores perceptual decision-making, thresholds, and blindsight, challenging assumptions about visual awareness and highlighting the role of response criteria in conscious behavior.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Name, Number and the Foundation of Consciousness

Explores how natural languages and their inner domain of meaning create subject-object differentiation, forming the basis of consciousness through sound-meaning relations grounded in number.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk