Models of Consciousness Conferences Courses

Consciousness, Metacausation and Metadynamism

Exploring consciousness through pre-reflective auto-sensitivity, metacausation, and metadynamism. Proposes a radical view of consciousness as a property of physical processes involving direct causal sensitivity to inner causation.

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

Computing Meaning from Conceptual Structures in Integrated Information Theory

Explores computing compositional meaning in Integrated Information Theory using category theory and distributional semantics, addressing the role of meaning in conscious experience.

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

AI, Consciousness, Computation, and Physical Law

Exploring the intersection of AI, consciousness, and physics, Sir Roger Penrose challenges computational theories of mind and proposes a quantum-based model of consciousness.

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

Integrated Information Theory - A Perspective on Weak and Strong Versions

Explores 'weak' and 'strong' versions of Integrated Information Theory, discussing its potential to explain consciousness and highlighting key empirical evidence and theoretical challenges.

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

An ESR Model of Consciousness

Exploring epistemic structural realism as a framework for studying consciousness and its neurophysiological bases, emphasizing relations and structural continuity in theoretical models.

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

Statistical Mechanics of Consciousness - Maximization of Information Content of Neuronal Networks Is Associated With Conscious Awareness

Explore statistical mechanics approach to consciousness, examining brain network complexity and information processing optimization in conscious vs. unconscious states.

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

Searching for Physical Models of the Evolution of Consciousness

Exploring physical models for consciousness evolution, addressing challenges in explaining its advantageous features within materialist Darwinian theory and examining alternative possibilities.

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

Quantum Mechanics and the Consistency of Conscious Experience

Explores quantum mechanics' impact on conscious experience, discussing Wigner's friend and delayed choice quantum eraser experiments. Proposes a 4D constraint-based approach to resolve concerns about determinateness and intersubjective consistency.

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

A Model for Perceptual States

Mathematical model for 3D perception from 2D data, exploring geometric spectra and eigenstates. Proposes a framework for understanding consciousness through higher-order universality and information processing.

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

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

Consciousness: Coherence of Modalities - A Theory of Global Neural States

Explores a coherence-based theory of consciousness, proposing structured nets and dynamic mappings as key elements. Discusses data structures, neural codes, and links to mathematical concepts.

• YouTube
• 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Subjectivity vs Phenomenal Character - Understanding Consciousness Theory

Explore the fundamental distinction between subjectivity and phenomenal character in consciousness, examining their roles in contemporary debates and theoretical frameworks.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mapping Consciousness Science: A Big Data Analysis

Explore the landscape of consciousness science through big data analysis of 60,000+ papers, revealing research clusters and interdisciplinary connections across psychology, philosophy, and computer science.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

A Theory of Psychological Variables and Their Measurability Based on Relational Responding

Explore how psychological variables emerge through operant behavior and their relationship to fitness consequences, focusing on measurement theory and quantitative structures in behavioral science.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How rCTM Answers Questions About Consciousness - A Robot with CTM Brain Model

Explore how the Conscious Turing Machine Robot (rCTM) model addresses fundamental questions about consciousness through a theoretical framework and formal machine modeling approach.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video