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CISR Framework: The I-layer as the Observational Reference in Consciousness Studies

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This preprint presents the CISR (C₀–I–S–R) framework, a fully operational, neuroscience-compatible approach to mapping consciousness. The I-layer is defined as a non-intervening, non-goal-directed observational reference, while absolute consciousness (C₀) remains invariant and non-operational. The framework is falsifiable, preserves conceptual clarity, and reframes the hard problem of consciousness by isolating monitoring from causation. The preprint includes candidate neural correlates, testable hypotheses, and integration with philosophical distinctions, offering a minimal and orthogonal condition for experiential reportability.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17977230

Author: GOSWAMI, RAKESH

Language: English

Topic: Philosophy and Theoretical Science

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7116127375

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