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Insights into the development of Conifold Theory and introduction of strategies which employ these theoretical principles in mental health practice. Included are some resources and tips for engaging in conscious decision-making and behavioral choice.
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Conifold Theory Basics, Part 3: How does neural computation generate consciousness?
Perceptual experience and volitional action are tied to neuronal activity in the cerebral cortex. How does that computational process work?
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Dec 20, 20225 min read
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Conifold Theory Basics, Part 2: Defining Information
Computation involves parsing information to extract a signal from the noise - to extract meaningful patterns from a messy dataset.
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Dec 13, 20223 min read
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Conifold Theory Basics, Part 1: Defining Consciousness
Consciousness is about perceiving the world, building an understanding of the world, and choosing our actions in the world.
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Dec 6, 20223 min read
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Notes from Izi: Healing from trauma
Trauma affects our understanding of the world. To heal, we must build a new cognitive model – one that does not erase the wounds of the...
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Dec 14, 20216 min read
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Notes from Izi: Healing through grief
Grief is natural after losing someone who once shared our lives. Grief can serve as a reminder to celebrate the past and ensure those...
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Nov 16, 20216 min read
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Book Review: A conscious exercise in 'becoming'
Michelle Obama's memoir elegantly demonstrates that understanding 'who we are' allows us to choose our goals, act with intention, and...
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Oct 19, 20216 min read
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Grasping the mind: The explanatory power of Conifold Theory
Consciousness has been postulated to be the total amount of information, integrated across an entire neural network. How does...
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Dec 8, 20204 min read
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Notes from Izi: Questioning our reality and our purpose
2020 has given us a lot to think about - not only how to handle a crisis in the present moment, but how to live with existential crisis....
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Dec 1, 20205 min read
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Diving into details: The science behind Conifold Theory
The laws of mechanics and thermodynamics, properly applied to biological neural networks, predict that consciousness emerges naturally...
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Oct 4, 20205 min read
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Notes from Izi: Conversations after my TEDx talk
So many thought-provoking conversations and interesting discussions emerged in the moments and days after I publicly introduced Conifold...
Izi
Dec 15, 20195 min read
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Nietzsche, baseball, and the question of supervenience
Does consciousness serve any purpose in our lives? Does it do anything? What is consciousness? It’s hard to pin down. Many...
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Nov 17, 20198 min read
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Notes from Izi: Discovery emerges from crisis
Recovering after life has been upended requires tackling the hard questions head-on, rather than pushing them away. For a while, it...
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Oct 13, 20196 min read
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