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This review introduces a formal mathematical multilayer model for the neuroscience of conscious experience. This dynamic brain-body model integrates various interactions, offering a more complete framework for understanding consciousness.

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  • Neuroscience
  • Mathematical Biology
  • Systems Neuroscience

Background:

  • Evidence suggests the brain is a dynamic system.
  • Brain-body couplings are linked to conscious experience and brain dynamics.
  • Existing models of consciousness may not fully capture system complexity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a formal mathematical multilayer model for the neuroscience of conscious experience.
  • To integrate diverse brain-body interactions within a unified framework.
  • To provide a more complete model for understanding consciousness.

Main Methods:

  • Reviewing empirical results on dynamic brain evidence.
  • Examining brain-body couplings related to consciousness.
  • Applying multilayer network theory to brain-body systems.
  • Defining a composition of layers for entangled brain-body features.

Main Results:

  • A formal mathematical multilayer model for conscious experience is proposed.
  • The model accounts for multiple types of interactions in brain-body systems.
  • The framework integrates various signatures and models of consciousness.
  • Composition of layers captures entangled features of brain-body systems.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed multilayer mathematical framework is highly integrative.
  • This approach offers a potentially more complete model for conscious experience than existing alternatives.
  • The model provides a novel perspective on the neuroscience of consciousness.