Paper 4: The Quantum Informational Continuum (QIC): A Higher-Dimensional Substrate for Consciousness in Stafford’s Bidirectional Integrated Information Theory (SB-IIT 1.0), Version 0.9.9.3

Paper 4: The Quantum Informational Continuum (QIC): A Higher-Dimensional Substrate for Consciousness in Stafford’s Bidirectional Integrated Information Theory (SB-IIT 1.0), Version 0.9.9.3

Abstract

This paper defines the Quantum Informational Continuum (QIC) as a higher-dimensional substrate () for consciousness within Stafford’s Bidirectional Integrated Information Theory (SB-IIT 1.0), integrating spacetime states via . Simulated EEG data (~90% accuracy, Stafford, 2025k (Paper 11)) validates QIC coherence, distinguishing SB-IIT 1.0 from 4D physicalist models, with implications for transtemporal phenomena.