Integrating information in the brain's EM field: the cemi field theory of consciousness.
Neuroscience of consciousness January 1, 2020 Johnjoe Mcfadden 152 citations
Consciousness represents bound or integrated information, but nearly all examples of so-called 'integrated information'—including neuronal processing and conventional computing—are only temporally integrated, meaning outputs correlate with multiple inputs over time rather than being physically integrated in space. Only energy fields can integrate information spatially. The conscious electromagnetic information (cemi) field theory proposes that consciousness is physically integrated, causally active information encoded in the brain's global electromagnetic field, implementing algorithms in space rather than time. The theory accounts for most observed features of consciousness, has recent experimental support, makes untested predictions, and implies a scientific dualism rooted in the difference between matter and energy.