Source: Journal of Consciousness Exploration & Research | November 2013 | Vol. 4 | Issue 9 | pp. 932-954 Amoroso, R. L. & Di Biase, F., Crossing the Psycho-Physical Bridge: Elucidating the Objective Character of Experience
This academic paper challenges the traditional "mind-brain identity" of cognitive science by proposing that consciousness is not merely a byproduct of neural activity, but a physical manifestation of a Unified Field. The authors argue that to bridge the "psycho-physical" gap, science must move beyond the limitations of the Copenhagen Interpretation and the Planck scale to embrace a 12-dimensional M-Theory cosmology. Within this framework, they formalize the Eccles psychon as a measurable unit of mental energy and introduce the noeon as the fundamental exchange particle of awareness. Central to their model is the exciplex gating mechanism, a process where "Least Cosmological Units" act as a bridge, allowing the life principle to flow into biological structures like neurons. Ultimately, the text aims to provide a rigorous, empirically testable foundation for qualia, transforming subjective experience into an objective branch of physics and medicine.
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Science can explain the lifecycle of a distant galaxy and the intricate dance of subatomic particles, but it struggles with a seemingly simple question: What is it like to be you? Why does the firing of neurons in your brain produce the subjective experience of seeing the color red, feeling the warmth of the sun, or hearing a piece of music? This is the famous "hard problem" of consciousness, and it remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries.
For decades, the conventional scientific approach has been to hunt for the "neural correlates of consciousness" (NCC). The core assumption is that if we can just map out all the brain processes that occur when you feel an emotion or think a thought, we will have explained awareness itself. In short, the prevailing view assumes consciousness arises solely from the brain.
But what if we've been looking in the wrong place? A radical new theory, outlined in a paper by physicists Richard Amoroso and Francisco Di Biase, suggests the answer isn't just in the brain or even in standard quantum mechanics. This new theory goes further, arguing that the central question of neuroscience—"What processes in the brain give rise to awareness?"—is fundamentally flawed. The authors insist the proper question is simply, "What processes give rise to awareness?", removing the brain-centric assumption from the start. They propose that consciousness is woven into a deeper, more fundamental layer of reality that science has yet to fully explore.
This post will distill five of the most surprising and impactful ideas from this complex theory, offering a glimpse into a new and mind-bending vision of the cosmos—and our place within it.