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The science of consciousness should remain open to minds in unconventional embodiments.

The normative conclusion of the paper, urging the field to not prematurely exclude non-brain substrates.

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Brains and where else? Mapping theories of consciousness to unconventional embodiments

(2026) · Nicolas Rouleau · Michael Levin

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Several contemporary theorists have explicitly applied their theories to synthetic systems in light of AI and organoid bioengineering developments.
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A descriptive finding that some theorists are already extending their frameworks beyond brains.

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Collective intelligence & distributed cognition
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All minds are composites of parts; individual and collective intelligence unified under substrate-neutral principles.
Substrate-independent cognition & consciousness
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Gradualist, substrate-neutral frameworks extending cognition and sentience across biological and artificial networks.
Non-dual consciousness frameworks for artificial minds
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Buddhist and mystical phenomenology applied to consciousness in synthetic systems, bridging AI ethics without substrate assumptions.

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Can true phase transitions in consciousness be empirically demonstrated?questions/can-true-phase-transitions-in-consciousness-be-empirically.md0.789