This paper develops a theoretical framework in which consciousness is modeled as an emergent property of recursive, self-modifying feedback loops in biological neural systems. The framework emphasizes thermodynamic self-organization, predictive stabilization, and structured electromagnetic activity as candidate contributors to conscious integration. It further considers whether quantum-biological processes may enhance, rather than originate, conscious coherence, and whether higher-dimensional physical formalisms such as Kaluza-Klein theory can serve as speculative mathematical scaffolds for exploring nonlocal or field-like aspects of conscious systems. The proposal is intentionally framed as a testable research program rather than a completed physical theory. It identifies several unresolved theoretical constraints, including the lack of direct evidence for biologically relevant higher-dimensional coupling and the need for a mechanism by which distributed correlations could be reconcentrated into functional structure. The paper therefore distinguishes established empirical inputs from speculative extensions and proposes a sequence of experiments across neuroscience, quantum biology, electromagnetic field measurement, interbrain synchronization, and quantum-noise sampling. The highest-priority proposed experiment measures high-resolution quantum noise under preregistered conditions to test whether conscious states or bonded participant pairs produce statistically reproducible deviations from expected noise distributions. The framework also maps selected cross-cultural accounts of soul, spirit, and post-mortem continuity onto possible physical analogues, not as evidence for the model, but as phenomenological patterns that a mature theory of consciousness may eventually need to explain. Overall, the paper argues that recursive field-based models of consciousness remain speculative but scientifically tractable if stated in falsifiable terms and subjected to adversarial experimental testing.
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Andrew I. Dayton Jr.
Princeton University
University of Chicago
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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a153b00b5d9c58d83e8d3e4 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20367874