Mapping the Unmappable: Can Science Quantify Subjective Experience?
In short: Can we turn the private feeling of 'what it is like' into measurable data? Professor Naotsugu Tsuchiya explores a new experimental framework that seeks to map qualia by analyzing how different experiences relate to one another.
Naotsugu Tsuchiya, a Professor of Consciousness Science at Monash University, addresses the long-standing challenge of measuring subjective experience. Rather than looking for a single 'seat' of consciousness, he proposes that qualia can be scientifically mapped by identifying their structural relationships to one another.
This approach provides a potential way to constrain future theories of consciousness by creating an experimental framework for perception and neural mechanisms. It moves the conversation from abstract philosophy toward a structured study of how our internal experiences are organized.
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