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The term Mathematical Consciousness Science began to be used and recognized from around 2018 onward following a rapid increase in the development of new mathematical and/or computational models and formal theories of consciousness that began from around 2005. Many researchers in the MCS research community anticipate that mathematical approaches are needed to tackle challenges such as: the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_problem_of_consciousness Hard problem of consciousness]'', which is the problem of explaining why and how we have phenomenal experience; explaining how consciousness relates to the physical domain, particularly regarding the brain and artificial systems; and, fundamentally, the many questions involving consciousness and the foundations of physics; , particularly Quantum Mechanics. Such challenges are at the heart of MCS but any research concerning consciousness, some aspect of consciousness or some issue involving consciousness, where mathematically or computationally formulated models or theories play a central role, rather than just being a tool, fall within the field’s scope. MCS also exists to complement the work of researchers working in the wider field of the scientific study of consciousness which intersects with Neuroscience, Philosophy and Experimental Psychology, for example.