Integrated Information Theory Archives

Measuring Consciousness in Bits

August 1, 2018August 1, 2018 DanielToker 1 Comment Brain, Claude Shannon, Communication, Consciousness, David Chalmers, Entropy, Giulio Tononi, Information, Information theory, Integrated Information Theory, Neuroscience, philosophy, Psychology, Research, Science, Sensory experience

Consciousness is an ambiguous concept. It can mean a lot of different things, depending on the context. For example, I can say that I am conscious of something, as in, “I am… Read more

Artificial Intelligence Brain Books

Book Review: Life 3.0

March 14, 2018May 28, 2018 Joel Frohlich 0 Comments AGI, AI, alignment problem, Artificial General Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, deep learning, Elon Musk, Integrated Information Theory, Life 3.0, Max Tegmark, Super Intelligence, Tegmark

n August 2, 2014, Elon Musk (@elonmusk) tweeted, “We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes.” Yet, in the cultural ambience of Hollywood blockbusters, can… Read more

Big Ideas Consciousness Philosophy

Consciousness: The Final Frontier

February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 Joel Frohlich 2 Comments Anesthesia, Brain, Cerebellum, Cerebral Cortex, complexity, Conscious, Consciousness, Cortex, Death, Evolution, Giulio Tononi, Human, Information, Integrated Information Theory, Lesions, Life, Neurons, Neurophilosophy, philosophy, Qualia, Seizure, Sleep, Solipsism, Systems, Thomas Nagel, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulaion, Zombies

When I walk through my kitchen, I smell fresh food and feel warmth radiating off of it. These internal, subjective experiences are called qualia. I assume that my refrigerator, my… Read more

Big Ideas Consciousness Philosophy

The emergence of a hive mind: Should we worry?

January 31, 2018February 3, 2018 DanielToker 0 Comments Brain, brain-to-brain communication, Consciousness, Hive Mind, Integrated Information Theory, Memory, Neuroscience, Prefrontal Cortex, Tononi

he term “hive mind” refers to the apparent intelligence that emerges at the group level in some social species, particularly insects like honeybees and ants. An individual honeybee might not… Read more

Big Ideas Brain Basics Consciousness

What the Heck is a Claustrum?

April 6, 2017July 10, 2017 Joel Frohlich 1 Comment Anatomy, Christof Koch, claustrum, Consciousness, Francis Crick, Giulio Tononi, Integrated Information Theory, Optogenetics, Rene Descartes, Self-organization

Given its subjective nature, consciousness is already a controversial topic in the world of brain science. While some neuroscientists doubt that consciousness can even be studied, others still endeavor towards… Read more

52 Brain Facts

Myth or Fact? A single number can soon quantify your level of consciousness.

June 6, 2016June 30, 2017 knowingneurons 0 Comments Asleep, Awake, Brain, Conscious, Consciousness, Giulio Tononi, Integrated Information Theory, Math, Mathematical, Phi, Sleep, State

Big Ideas Brain Basics Consciousness Did You Know? Philosophy

Ghost in the Machine: The Neuroscience of Consciousness

March 4, 2015July 10, 2017 Joel Frohlich 5 Comments A measure for brain complexity: relating functional segregation and integration in the nervous system, A universe of consciousness: how matter becomes imagination, An information integration theory of consciousness, Brain, Cerebellum, Consciousness, Cortex, Edelman, EEG, Giulio Tononi, Idea, IIT, Integrated Information Theory, Neuroscience, Phi, Seizure, Thought, Tononi

Some questions cannot be addressed by science. Like parallel universes, the consciousness of others is not something that can be directly observed, measured, or experienced. Rene Descartes famously said, “I… Read more

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