Beshkar Majid
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Integr Psychol Behav Sci. 2020 Dec;54(4):752-770. doi: 10.1007/s12124-020-09528-1.
The QBIT theory is an attempt toward solving the problem of consciousness based on empirical evidence provided by various scientific disciplines including quantum mechanics, biology, information theory, and thermodynamics. This theory formulates the problem of consciousness in the following four questions, and provides preliminary answers for each question: Question 1: What is the nature of qualia?
A quale is a superdense pack of quantum information encoded in maximally entangled pure states. Question 2: How are qualia generated?
When a pack of quantum information is compressed beyond a certain threshold, a quale is generated. Question 3: Why are qualia subjective?
A quale is subjective because a pack of information encoded in maximally entangled pure states are essentially private and unshareable. Question 4: Why does a quale have a particular meaning?
A pack of information within a cognitive system gradually obtains a particular meaning as it undergoes a progressive process of interpretation performed by an internal model installed in the system. This paper introduces the QBIT theory of consciousness, and explains its basic assumptions and conjectures.
QBIT理论试图基于包括量子力学、生物学、信息论和热力学在内的各种科学学科提供的经验证据来解决意识问题。该理论将意识问题表述为以下四个问题，并为每个问题提供了初步答案：问题1：感受质的本质是什么？
感受质是编码在最大纠缠纯态中的超密集量子信息包。问题2：感受质是如何产生的？
当一包量子信息被压缩超过某个阈值时，就会产生一个感受质。问题3：为什么感受质是主观的？
感受质是主观的，因为编码在最大纠缠纯态中的一包信息本质上是私有的且不可共享的。问题4：为什么一个感受质有特定的意义？
认知系统中的一包信息在经历由系统中安装的内部模型执行的渐进解释过程时，会逐渐获得特定的意义。本文介绍了意识的QBIT理论，并解释了其基本假设和推测。
