System Integrated Information

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dc.contributor.authorMarshall, Williamen
dc.contributor.authorGrasso, Matteoen
dc.contributor.authorMayner, William G. P.en
dc.contributor.authorZaeemzadeh, Alirezaen
dc.contributor.authorBarbosa, Leonardo S.en
dc.contributor.authorChastain, Ericken
dc.contributor.authorFindlay, Grahamen
dc.contributor.authorSasai, Shuntaroen
dc.contributor.authorAlbantakis, Larissaen
dc.contributor.authorTononi, Giulioen
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-27T17:05:51Zen
dc.date.available2023-03-27T17:05:51Zen
dc.date.issued2023-02en
dc.description.abstractIntegrated information theory (IIT) starts from consciousness itself and identifies a set of properties (axioms) that are true of every conceivable experience. The axioms are translated into a set of postulates about the substrate of consciousness (called a complex), which are then used to formulate a mathematical framework for assessing both the quality and quantity of experience. The explanatory identity proposed by IIT is that an experience is identical to the cause-effect structure unfolded from a maximally irreducible substrate (a phi-structure). In this work we introduce a definition for the integrated information of a system (phi(s)) that is based on the existence, intrinsicality, information, and integration postulates of IIT. We explore how notions of determinism, degeneracy, and fault lines in the connectivity impact system-integrated information. We then demonstrate how the proposed measure identifies complexes as systems, the phi(s) of which is greater than the phi(s) of any overlapping candidate systems.en
dc.description.notesThis research was funded by the Tiny Blue Dot Foundation (UW 133AAG3451; G.T.), by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC; RGPIN-2019-05418; W.M.), and by the Templeton World Charity Foundation (TWCF0216).en
dc.description.sponsorshipTiny Blue Dot Foundation [UW 133AAG3451]; Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) [RGPIN-2019-05418]; Templeton World Charity Foundation [TWCF0216]en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/e25020334en
dc.identifier.eissn1099-4300en
dc.identifier.issue2en
dc.identifier.other334en
dc.identifier.pmid36832700en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/114188en
dc.identifier.volume25en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectintegrated informationen
dc.subjectconsciousnessen
dc.subjectcausationen
dc.subjectintrinsicen
dc.titleSystem Integrated Informationen
dc.title.serialEntropyen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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