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  • 1Epidemiology of Mental Disorders Research Dept., The New York State Psychiatric Institute, Box 47, 1051 Riverside Dr., New York, NY 10032, USA. wallace@pi.cpmc.columbia.edu

Theoretical Biology & Medical Modelling
|December 24, 2005
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Environmental factors can disrupt consciousness development, mirroring cancer progression. Limiting exposure to harmful influences is key for preventing and managing these disorders.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Systems Biology

Background:

  • Global Workspace theory posits consciousness is vulnerable to environmental interactions.
  • Dysfunctions in consciousness development may follow a staged progression similar to cancer.
  • Early and insidious onset of these dysfunctions is often observed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the link between environmental information and developmental disorders of consciousness.
  • To propose a framework for understanding consciousness dysfunction based on information theory.
  • To identify potential intervention points for developmental disorders.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical modeling using rate distortion arguments.
  • Analysis of information exposure during critical developmental periods.

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  • Comparison of consciousness dysfunction progression to cancer models.

    • Main Results:

    • External damaging information, especially during critical periods, can imprint on mind and body.
    • This imprinting can lead to punctuated, progressive developmental disorders affecting brain connectivity.
    • Disorders may manifest as failures in large-scale brain connectivity or in goal context containment.

    Conclusions:

    • Population-level interventions should focus on limiting exposure to environmental triggers for developmental disorders.
    • Environmental sanitation and social justice are crucial for public health and consciousness development.
    • Individual interventions may involve managing remission by reestablishing evolved control strategies.