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Chris Fields

Independent Researcher · Independent (Allen Discovery Center affiliate)

Caunes-Minervois, FranceWebsite

Research Areas

Quantum MindPhysicsConsciousness

About

Independent scientist working on the physics of observer-environment interaction, quantum information theory, and the relationship between physics and consciousness.

Publications

  • If Physics Is an Information Science, What Is an Observer?
  • A free energy principle for generic quantum systems

Related Guides

Higher-Order Theories of Consciousness (HOT)

Rosenthal and Lau's framework proposing consciousness requires higher-order mental representations about our own mental states.

Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch OR)

Penrose and Hameroff's quantum theory proposing consciousness arises from gravitational self-collapse in neuronal microtubules.

Neural Correlates of Consciousness (NCC)

The search for the minimal neuronal mechanisms jointly sufficient for any one specific conscious percept.

Idealism in Philosophy of Mind

Bernardo Kastrup's analytical idealism and the philosophical tradition arguing consciousness is fundamental, not matter.

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