Perhaps, consciousness is information integration {information integration theory}. More integration makes more consciousness. Integrating different neuron types and modules makes more consciousness. Different integration types make different consciousness types.
brain
Thalamocortical region integrates information from various and many neurons and modules, whereas other brain regions have smaller integration.
time
Integration takes 0.1 to 3 milliseconds.
information
Scenes are scene selections and so have high information. Integration measures are effective information passed from system part to system part. Effective information is second-part entropy when first-part output is noise, and vice versa. Their sum is integration amount.
information: system
Systems have parts. Part pairs are whole-system subsystems. Complexity depends on pair and integration amounts. Subsystems can have lower information integration than others {minimum information bipartition}. Parts can make subsystems. Whole brain has maximum entropy and integration. Systems that integrate enough information are conscious.
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