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Research Paper | Neuroscience | Volume 15 Issue 6, June 2026 | Pages: 745 - 749 | India
Protoconsciousness, Qualia Dimensions and Neural Circuitry for Color Vision
Abstract: The various dimensions necessary for creating qualia like integration are known but why does specific causal structure feel like green or red? This article attempts to explain it and create mathematical framework for qualia. Russellian monism, Panpsychism, Pan-proto-psychism and Neutral monism are discussed briefly. A priori, the various dimensions responsible for generating rich human-like consciousness do not explain how something immaterial like consciousness is created without bringing in proto-consciousness. As an example, neural circuitry for color vision is mapped. Similar mapping needs to be done for phenomena listed in that section.
Keywords: Integrated Information, Qualia map, multi-dimensional causal space, differentiation, temporal dynamics, irreducibility, firing rates, recurrence, attention, prior knowledge, hard problem of consciousness, mind-body problem, proto-consciousness, Russellian Monism, Panpsychism, Pan-proto-psychism, Neutral Monism
How to Cite?: Abhijit Manohar, "Protoconsciousness, Qualia Dimensions and Neural Circuitry for Color Vision", Volume 15 Issue 6, June 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 745-749, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR26614083936, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR26614083936