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The Recurrent Causal-Process Theory of Consciousness: Minimal Causal Agency under Biological Constraints

by Hye-Eun (Selly) Yoon

Posted: February 24, 2026
Server: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18756163

Article Type: Theory

Highlights

UBCAT defines consciousness as minimal causal agency under biological constraints

Two orthogonal axes: self-referential processing and environment-mediated intervention

Regulation precedes prediction: biological constraints as a universal organizing principle

Developmental Stress Test: proto-conscious stage as UBCAT falsification ground

Framework adjudicates boundary cases across species, development, and pathology

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