IIT differs in a number of ways from higher-order theories (HOTs) and global workspace theories (GWTs). In contrast to theories that see consciousness as an emergent property from complex computations ...

While not being able to apply itself in a direct measurable way to the human brain, the broad principles of IIT are said to explain certain fundamental observations about human consciousness, such as ...

An experiment seven years in the making has uncovered new insights into the nature of consciousness and challenges two prominent, competing scientific theories: Integrated Information Theory (IIT) and ...

A letter, signed by 124 scholars and posted online last week, has caused an uproar in the consciousness research community. It claims that a prominent theory describing what makes someone or something ...