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Mathematical Consciousness Science (view source)
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*The '''Conscious Turing Machine''' (CTM)<ref name=Blum2020>Blum, M.; Blum, L. (2020), A Theoretical Computer Science Perspective on Consciousness. https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.09850</ref> is a computational model that formalizes the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_workspace_theory Global Workspace Theory] (GWT). GWT postulates the existence of a type of short term working memory in the brain to which various subsystems may gain access and influence the contents of. The hypothesis relating the model to consciousness is that it is the content of this working memory that we are conscious of. The CTM formalization helps to remove ambiguity and allows GWT to be instantiated in order to obtain experimental results.
===Other Higher level models===There are a number of models in MCS that propose a higher level viewpoint of conscious systems than archetypal models. Examples include:*The '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_energy_principle Free Energy Principal]'''(FEP)<ref name=Friston2006> Friston, K.; Kilner, J.; Harrison, L. (2006), A free energy principle for the brain. Journal of Physiology-Paris. Elsevier BV. 100 (1–3): 70–87. doi:10.1016/j.jphysparis.2006.10.001</ref> is a model for how living and non-living systems remain in non-equilibrium steady-states by restricting themselves to a limited number of states. The model is closely connected to autopoiesis and provides a principle by which systems may create an internal model of the outside environment in order to maintain their own integrity. The minimisation of free energy is formally related to variational Bayesian methods and was originally introduced as an explanation for embodied perception in neuroscience.
===Theories involving Quantum Mechanics===
