Integrated Information Theory (IIT) is a widely discussed—and, by some, strongly promoted —“mathematical theory of consciousness” developed over the past 10-20 years or so, mainly by neuroscientist ...

Tim Bayne is affiliated with the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR). Science is hard. The science of consciousness is particularly hard, beset with philosophical difficulties and a ...

A large-scale scientific collaboration has compared two major theories about consciousness. The study, published in Nature, involved researchers from around the world for seven years. The theories in ...

Key points As currently formulated, integrated information theory (IIT) is not well-defined and is not a plausible "theory of consciousness." ITT does, however, properly emphasize the apparent ...