A Comparison between Theoretical and Experimental Measures of Consciousness as Integrated Information in an Anatomically Based Network of Coupled Oscillators

Figure 3

Bifurcation diagrams constructed to explore the evolution of synchrony in time, while is increased ( = + 5 × 10⁻⁴ for in ms). As can be seen in the plot (a), metastability is abruptly reduced for ≈ 6.5. In the plot (b), we show the power spectra of synchrony. Slow components are reduced after the bifurcation in ≈ 6.5. An additional reduction in the components was found about ≈ 11. Note that although the frequency of oscillators is 60 Hz, the behavior of exhibits multiple components.

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