Consciousness might be a fundamental feature of reality, like gravity
Recent arguments suggest that consciousness may be a fundamental feature of reality rather than a product of the brain. Christof Koch, a prominent neuroscientist, advocates for a revision of the mainstream scientific understanding of consciousness. His proposal aligns with Integrated Information Theory, which posits that consciousness is linked to the integration of information in any system, not just biological ones.
- ▪Christof Koch argues that consciousness is not produced by the brain but is a fundamental feature of reality.
- ▪The mainstream scientific view has struggled to explain why subjective experience exists, known as the 'hard problem of consciousness.'
- ▪Integrated Information Theory suggests that any system with sufficient integrated information can have some form of subjective experience.
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Psychology Consciousness might not be something the brain creates — it might be a fundamental feature of reality itself, more like gravity than like a thought — and one of the most credentialed neuroscientists alive is now arguing that mainstream science has been wrong about it for a century The mainstream scientific framing of consciousness has been, for most of the last century, calibrated to a particular structural assumption. By Daniel Moran · Editorial process Published May 25, 2026 The mainstream scientific framing of consciousness has been, for most of the last century, calibrated to a particular structural assumption.
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