Conscious Pulse II: The rules of engagement

TL;DR

This paper explores the interaction between conscious and physiological states through quantum superpositions, introducing a new rule that links pain consciousness to state reduction, supporting the Parallel Principle.

Contribution

It proposes a novel rule (Rule 5) connecting pain consciousness with quantum state collapse, extending previous models of consciousness-physiology interaction.

Findings

Introduction of Rule 5 linking pain to state reduction

Validation of the Parallel Principle in consciousness studies

Modeling of superposed brain and conscious states

Abstract

This is the final paper in a series that considers the rules of engagement between conscious states and physiological states. In this paper, we imagine that an endogenous quantum mechanical superposition is created by a classical stimulus, and that this leads to a `physiological pulse' of states that are in superposition with one another. This pulse is correlated with a `conscious pulse' of the kind discussed in a previous paper (Conscious Pulse I). We then add a rule (5) to the four rules previously given. This rule addresses the effect of `pain' consciousness on both of these pulses, and in doing so, it validates the "Parallel Principle" applied to pain. Key words: Brain states, consciousness, conscious observer, macroscopic superposition, measurement, state reduction, state collapse, von Neumann.