Hi everyone,

I’m exploring a compact theoretical framework (ICT Model) that attempts to link information dynamics, temporal structure, and conscious processes using minimal assumptions.

The central idea is that the rate of informational change (dI/dT) is a meaningful physical quantity.

In this view:

consciousness ∝ local dI/dT,

matter = stabilized information I_fixed

energy = interaction between changing and fixed informational states

reality’s “levels” emerge from stable mappings between I_fixed and dI/dT.

computation / agency = organized flows of information updates

The motivation is to provide a simple shared language connecting information theory, physics, phenomenology, and models of intelligent systems — including both biological and artificial agents.

A full preprint (with equations, phenomenology and testable criteria) is here:

For discussion, please join us here:

https://www.academia.edu/s/8924eff666#comment_1478583

Preprint: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17584782

Feedback from people working in theoretical physics, computational neuroscience, or cognitive science would be very welcome.