Giulio Tononi's integrated information theory (IIT) proposes explaining consciousness by
directly identifying it with integrated information. We examine the construct validity of IIT's …

Consciousness has been described as acting as a global workspace that integrates
perception, imagination, emotion and action programming for adaptive decision making. The …

The idea that consciousness and complexity are closely related has been a major driver of
the popularity of Integrated Information Theory (IIT) of consciousness, despite its major …

We argue that the projective geometrical component of the Projective Consciousness Model
(PCM) can account for key aspects of pre-reflective self-consciousness (PRSC) and can …

Relating explicit psychological mechanisms and observable behaviours is a central aim of
psychological and behavioural science. One of the challenges is to understand and model …

Despite recent advances, the origin and utility of consciousness remains under debate.
Using an evolutionary perspective on the origin of consciousness, this review elaborates on …

Abstract The aim of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is to build machines with cognitive
abilities on par with humans. These abilities include sensing, reasoning, decision-making …

The target article misrepresents the foundations of integrated information theory (IIT) and
ignores many essential publications. It, thus, falls to this lead commentary to outline the …

Merker et al.'s critique calls for a deeper analysis of panpsychism. In principle, the concept of
integrated information can be applied to photodiodes and subatomic particles, but I suggest …

In our response to a truly diverse set of commentaries, we first summarize the principal
topical themes around which they cluster, then address two" outlier" positions (the problem …