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IIT, half masked and half disfigured.

Giulio Tononi¹, Melanie Boly¹, Matteo Grasso¹

¹Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI53719, USAgtononi@wisc.eduhttps://centerforsleepandconsciousness.psychiatry.wisc.edu/people/principal-investigator-giulio-tononi/boly@neurology.wisc.eduhttps://centerforsleepandconsciousness.psychiatry.wisc.edu/people/melanie-boly-md-phd/grasso2@wisc.eduhttps://centerforsleepandconsciousness.psychiatry.wisc.edu/people/matteo-grasso-phd/bjuel@wisc.eduhttps://centerforsleepandconsciousness.psychiatry.wisc.edu/people/bjorn-erik-juel-phd/mayner@wisc.eduhttps://centerforsleepandconsciousness.psychiatry.wisc.edu/people/william-g-p-mayner/wmarshall3@wisc.eduhttps://centerforsleepandconsciousness.psychiatry.wisc.edu/people/william-marshall-phd/.

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This commentary clarifies Integrated Information Theory (IIT), correcting misconceptions about its axioms and postulates. It explains IIT

Area of Science:

Consciousness Studies
Theoretical Neuroscience
Philosophy of Mind

Background:

The target article inaccurately represents Integrated Information Theory (IIT).
Essential IIT publications were overlooked in the target article.
Misconceptions regarding IIT's foundational principles require correction.

Purpose of the Study:

To accurately present the axioms and postulates of Integrated Information Theory (IIT).
To address and rectify major misunderstandings of IIT.
To elucidate IIT's phenomenological starting point and substrate predictions.

Main Methods:

Review and clarification of Integrated Information Theory (IIT) foundational principles.
Analysis of the target article's misrepresentations.

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Explanation of IIT's phenomenological approach and substrate requirements.

Main Results:

IIT is founded on specific axioms and postulates, which were misrepresented.
IIT's starting point from phenomenology is crucial for its predictions.
IIT predicts that only certain physical systems can support consciousness.

Conclusions:

Integrated Information Theory (IIT) provides a rigorous framework for consciousness.
IIT's concept of experience as a quantified cause-effect structure is distinct from information transfer.
Accurate understanding of IIT requires engagement with its core tenets and supporting literature.