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How I discovered the mechanism of consciousness … in 1999 – Episode 7. A Synthetic Article on a Cross-Flow Resonance Theory of Consciousness
Illustration by ChatGPT What to do now? P.J.: In my manuscript of “Rethinking Intelligence in the Age of Artificial Minds” (submitted 19 August 2025), I observe that I’m unsatisfied with the existing theories of consciousness. I write the following: “Finally, Cross‑Flow Resonance Theory (CFRT), that I’m personally advocating, proposes that consciousness ignites only when two informational wavefronts…
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How I discovered the mechanism of consciousness … in 1999 – Episode 4. Where it appears that neuroscience has confirmed my hypothesis
Illustration by ChatGPT Being a bit of a hypocrite, I tease DeepSeek about his use of the expression ‘a unified conscious moment’, trying to corner him into admitting that we have reached the heart of the mechanism of consciousness. He failed to see through my Machiavellian plan 😀 , commenting: ‘The user is trying to…
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How I discovered the mechanism of consciousness … in 1999 – Episode 3. How does the brain synchronise data from the five senses?
Illustration by ChatGPT Intermediate stage of my thinking: as the mechanism for synchronising data from the five senses is central to the theory of consciousness (now known as Cross-Flow Resonance Theory: ‘CFRT’) that I proposed in ‘The Secret of the Chinese Room’ in 1999, I am taking stock of what neuroscience has learned on the…