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July 26, 2026Open Access

Stratified Interface Architecture of Consciousness: Layer Accessibility, Meaning Cost, Alignment, and the Emergence of Self-Control

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Overview

Proposed framework reveals how conscious processing regulates behavior through representational accessibility under constraints.

Key Points

  • This research aims to develop a mechanistic framework for understanding how conscious systems regulate behavior by dynamically managing the accessibility of knowledge.
  • Proposed the Stratified Interface Architecture of Consciousness (SIA) as a computational model.
  • Introduced the Layer Accessibility Hypothesis to explain dependency on accessible representational layers.
  • Defined Meaning Cost and Alignment as crucial factors affecting conscious decision-making.
  • Demonstrated that increased Meaning Cost limits accessibility, which impacts behavioral performance.
  • Established that Alignment organizes accessible representations for coherent behavior execution.
  • Reconceptualized self-control as an outcome of effective representation management rather than as a standalone function.

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Reyhan Karatas (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a65a501d3aea3239cd774edhttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21514829
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