Reverse Engineering Consciousness through Neuroscience and Phenomenology

The chapter explores QRI's motivation to reverse engineer consciousness by blending neuroscience and phenomenology to understand direct experience, aiming to improve well-being and consciousness for all sentient beings. It discusses predictive models for consciousness, exploring exotic states like meditation and psychedelics, and emphasizes the importance of studying qualia as the basic properties of experience. The chapter also delves into mathematical representations of conscious physical systems, valence realism, valence structuralism, and various philosophical assumptions regarding consciousness and reality.