Francisco J. Esteban - Mindscape Collective

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Editorial: Complex network dynamics in consciousness.

Front Comput Neurosci November 1, 2023 Francisco J. Esteban, Antonio Ibáñez-Molina, Sergio Iglesias-Parro et al. 1 citation

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DOI: 10.3389/fncom.2023.1310392 Full text

Synchronization, Information, and Brain Dynamics in Consciousness Research

Applied Sciences January 27, 2026 Francisco J. Esteban, Eva Vargas, José A. Langa et al.

Consciousness can be understood through a dynamical view of brain processing that combines three complementary frameworks: continuous formulations of Integrated Information Theory, attractor-landscape modeling of brain-state transitions, and perturbational complexity metrics from TMS-EEG. Consciousness emerges near criticality, where metastable attractors allow flexible transitions between partially synchronized states. Perturbational-complexity indices quantify the brain's capacity for integration and differentiation even without behavioral responsiveness. Across anesthesia, disorders of consciousness, epilepsy, and neurodegeneration, TMS-EEG biomarkers show reduced complexity and altered synchronization consistent with structural and functional disconnection. Integrating multimodal data supports individualized modeling of consciousness-related dynamics.

DOI: 10.3390/app16021056 Full text Attractor landscapes Brain dynamics Consciousness Integrated information theory +1