The consciousness circuit - an approach to the hard problem

Area of Science:

• Neuroscience
• Quantum Physics
• Cognitive Science

Background:

• Consciousness generation involves visual cortex activity via Feedforward Sweep Processes (FFS), Recurrent Processes (RP), and Wide Spread Recurrent Processes (WSRP).
• The eye's reaction to luminosity influences sleep-awake states via EEG synchronization, regulated by brainstem nuclei.

Purpose of the Study:

• To present a continuation of a consciousness study linking attention and luminosity.
• To introduce a novel orthogonal graph model for representing diverse human consciousness states.
• To integrate the Quantum Orch OR Model for understanding subjective conscious vision.

Main Methods:

• Application of the reciprocal interaction model relating eye-luminosity response to neural regulation.
• Construction of an orthogonal graph to model various consciousness states.
• Integration of the Quantum Orch OR Model, focusing on quantum computation in microtubules.

Main Results:

• Development of a consciousness model representable by an orthogonal graph.
• The model theoretically allows for a consciousness parameter for objective state observation.
• The Quantum Orch OR Model informs the cholinergic-aminergic scale on the graph's vertical axis.

Conclusions:

• The proposed model offers a framework for understanding consciousness by integrating neural and quantum mechanisms.
• This approach facilitates objective observation of consciousness states, moving beyond subjective experience.
• The cholinergic-aminergic scale, informed by quantum processes, is crucial for the consciousness phenomenon.