World Modeling, Integrated Information, and the Physical Substrates of Consciousness; Hidden Sources of the Stream of Experience?
preprint DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/aud6e
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA commentary on Mark Solms' book The Hidden Spring examines how its account of subjective experience aligns with Integrated World Modeling Theory (IWMT), a synthetic framework that aims to solve the hard problem of consciousness. The author identifies compatibilities and incompatibilities between Solms' proposal and IWMT, focusing on how a Bayesian interpretation of Integrated Information Theory and Global Workspace Theory might pinpoint the physical and computational foundations of consciousness.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Commentary |
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| Key finding | The Bayesian interpretation of Integrated Information Theory and Global Workspace Theory may help identify the physical and computational substrates of consciousness. |
Abstract
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 problem. I describe points of compatibility and incompatibility between Solms’ proposal and IWMT, with particular emphasis on how a Bayesian interpretation of Integrated Information Theory and Global (Neuronal) Workspace Theory may help identify the physical and computational substrates of consciousness.