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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
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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:
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How I discovered the mechanism of consciousness … in 1999 – Episode 6. Inertia in the advancement of knowledge
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Why did a theory that was later proven correct go unnoticed, even though it had been published in a reputable journal (L’Homme) and its accurate summary…
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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 ChatGPTBeing 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…
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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?
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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…
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How I discovered the mechanism of consciousness … in 1999 – Episode 2. Deep within memory: a continuous, reverberating loop
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Now we get to the serious stuff: what is the neural configuration that could explain the resonance effect I am postulating between recalled memory and memory in…
