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  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Cognitive Science

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  • Consciousness theories must address the phenomenal binding problem: how micro-level information units form macro-level conscious experience.
  • Current solutions to the binding problem are contested, necessitating further theoretical development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore Integrated Information Theory (IIT) v4.0's metaphysical framework as a potential solution to the phenomenal binding problem.
  • To identify and analyze the 'dynamic entity evolution problem' that arises when applying IIT to dynamic neural systems.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of IIT v4.0's core tenets regarding entity aggregation and existence.
  • Examination of the implications of dynamic processes for IIT's proposed solutions to the binding problem.
  • Identification of a dilemma concerning non-local transitions versus contiguous selves in evolving conscious entities.

Main Results:

  • IIT's static solution, where entities aggregate from information units, faces challenges in dynamic biological neural networks.
  • A dilemma emerges for IIT: reconciling non-local entity transitions with the concept of a contiguous self over time.
  • Three potential resolutions to this dynamic entity evolution problem within the IIT framework are proposed.

Conclusions:

  • Clarifying IIT's stance on the phenomenal binding problem, especially in dynamic contexts, is crucial for understanding and assessing its plausibility.
  • This work contributes to the ongoing shift in IIT research from static to dynamic analyses of consciousness.
  • Further theoretical and empirical research is needed to validate IIT's dynamic account of conscious entities.