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Integrated information theory

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Integrated information theory (IIT) proposes a mathematical model for the consciousness of a system. It comprises a framework ultimately intended to explain why some physical systems (such as human brains) are conscious, and to be capable of providing a concrete inference about whether any physical system is conscious, to what degree, and what particular experience it has; why they feel the particular way they do in particular states (e.g. why our visual field appears extended when we gaze out at the night sky), and what it would take for other physical systems to be conscious (Are other animals conscious? Might the whole universe be?). The theory inspired the development of new clinical techniques to empirically assess consciousness in unresponsive patients.

Integrated information theory - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Theory within consciousness research Phi , the symbol used for integrated information Integrated information theory ( IIT ) proposes a mathematical model for the consciousness of a system. It comprises a framework ultimately intended to explain why some physical systems (such as human brains ) are conscious, [ 1 ] and to be capable of providing a concrete inference about whether any physical system is conscious, to what degree, and what particular experience it has; why they feel the particu

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