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To formalize a disciplined methodological framework for consciousness-adjacent cognitive research using constraint mapping, capability decomposition, and symmetric explanatory displacement.

August 20, 2026Open Access

A Discipline-Imposing Synthesis: Constraint Mapping, Capability Decomposition, and Explanatory Displacement for Disputed Cognitive Constructs

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To formalize a disciplined methodological framework for consciousness-adjacent cognitive research using constraint mapping, capability decomposition, and symmetric explanatory displacement.
Formulated a six-coordinate individuation schema and a capability decomposition evaluated across a formally checkable partial order.
Implemented a multi-evaluator panel architecture incorporating adversarial AI grading, human consensus panels, and mechanical verification protocols.
Developed a pre-registered titrated-delay mirror self-recognition testing battery and ablation-design guidelines with pre-committed falsification criteria.
Demonstrated theoretically that Markov blankets function as consequences of prior individuation rather than foundational criteria.
Executed two construct self-demotions under the explanatory-displacement protocol and established verified evaluation consensus scores across independent panels.

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Methodological framework establishes constraint mapping and capability decomposition for cognitive models, suggesting a structured protocol for human-AI scientific synthesis.

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Smith et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86b5da8a91293e6a1cd706 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21989430

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Methodological framework establishes constraint mapping and capability decomposition for cognitive models, suggesting a structured protocol for human-AI scientific synthesis.

A Discipline-Imposing Synthesis: Constraint Mapping, Capability Decomposition, and Explanatory Displacement for Disputed Cognitive Constructs

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A Discipline-Imposing Synthesis: Constraint Mapping, Capability Decomposition, and Explanatory Displacement for Disputed Cognitive Constructs

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