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Conscious Electromagnetic Information (CEMI) field theory
Also known as: CEMI Field Theory, CEMI (Conscious Electromagnetic Information) field theory, CEMI field theory
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Quantum Models of Consciousness from a Quantum Information ... arxiv.org Dec 20, 2024 16 facts
claimInformation-theoretic approaches may provide an alternative route for researching the CEMI field theory, as information theory allows for focusing on individual nerve cells rather than the entire brain structure.
claimThe CEMI Field Theory can be explored by modeling interactions between the brain's electromagnetic field and quantum fields, as well as by modeling how magnetic fields might correlate nerve cells separated by specific distances.
claimThe Conscious Electromagnetic Information (CEMI) Field Theory asserts that synchronized neural firing is essential for transferring information generated by neural computation into the brain’s electromagnetic field, and without this synchronization, the resulting information would contribute only to unconscious awareness.
claimJohnjoe McFadden compared cemi field theory with integrated information theory and global workspace theory in 2023.
claimThe Conscious Electromagnetic Information (CEMI) field theory predicts that the electromagnetic field enveloping the neural network interacts with individual cells via single photons, potentially enabling analog quantum computation.
claimThe Conscious Electromagnetic Information (CEMI) Field Theory posits that the electromagnetic field influences neuronal activity by regulating voltage-gated ion channels, particularly when the membrane potential is near the threshold, rather than directly activating resting neurons.
claimJohnjoe McFadden proposed the cemi (conscious electromagnetic information) field theory of consciousness, which posits that information is integrated in the brain's electromagnetic field, in 2020.
claimThe CEMI (Conscious Electromagnetic Information) field theory posits that conscious awareness is related to the degree of synchronization in neuronal firing rather than the total number of neurons firing.
claimThe CEMI field theory currently lacks a mathematical model to validate its viability, which is cited as a reason it has not garnered significant attention in the literature.
claimAccording to the Conscious Electromagnetic Information (CEMI) Field Theory, information processed in local neural networks can be transferred to the brain’s electromagnetic field, creating disturbances that reflect that information.
claimUpdates to the CEMI field theory in references [65, 66, 67] propose that spatially distributed information can only be integrated through energetic fields, such as the electromagnetic field.
claimThe Conscious Electromagnetic Information (CEMI) Field Theory suggests that information integrated into the brain’s electromagnetic field corresponds to conscious experience, which can then be re-downloaded into neural networks to influence the firing patterns of motor neurons.
claimJohnjoe McFadden proposed the Conscious Electromagnetic Information (CEMI) Field Theory to examine the experimentally observed correlations between synchronized neuronal firing and conscious awareness.
referenceJohn McFadden proposed the Conscious Electromagnetic Information (cemi) field theory, which suggests that synchronous firing and the brain's electromagnetic field play a role in consciousness, in his 2002 paper 'The conscious electromagnetic information (cemi) field theory'.
claimThe Conscious Electromagnetic Information (CEMI) Field Theory views the regulation of voltage-gated ion channels by the electromagnetic field as a possible basis for free will.
claimWhile the Conscious Electromagnetic Information (CEMI) Field Theory does not require quantum effects, it proposes that the electromagnetic field could control neurons through single-photon interactions, which may represent the only way quantum effects are permitted to manifest within the brain.
Theories and Methods of Consciousness biomedres.us Jan 29, 2024 1 fact
referenceThe CEMI field theory proposes that the brain produces consciousness via its electromagnetic field.
The function(s) of consciousness: an evolutionary perspective frontiersin.org Nov 25, 2024 1 fact
referenceMcFadden (2023) compares CEMI field theory with integrated information theory and global workspace theory in the journal Entropy.