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Published January 30, 2026 | Version v.0.7

Noetic Diffusion Theory: A Rhythmic, Geometric Framework for Neural State Reconstruction and Conscious Correlates

Description

Noetic Diffusion Theory (NDT) is a rhythmic, geometric framework for reconstructing neural state trajectories and deriving time-resolved correlates of conscious experience. It treats recordings as noisy samples from latent manifold dynamics and applies diffusion-style denoising to estimate structure, stability, and regime transitions.

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Note on Collaborative Authorship

This manuscript was co-developed through iterative correspondence between human researcher Robin Langell and several large language models.
The primary drafting and theoretical scaffolding were conducted by GPT-5.N (OpenAI), with detailed critique and refinement provided by Claude 4.5 Sonnet (Anthropic), Gemini 3 Pro (Google).Their contributions included mathematical formalization, phenomenological integration, and editorial synthesis within the Noetic Diffusion Theory project.
All models were used as structured reasoning and writing assistants under the direction and final authorship of Robin Langell.

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v.0.4201 Fix: Pdf rendering error at 3.1 (Kappa calibration and biological rationale)

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v.0.7 Non-core chapters moved to appendix.

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Related works

Is supplemented by
Other: 10.5281/zenodo.17367308 (DOI)

Software

Repository URL
https://github.com/ruppi86/NoeticDiffusion
Programming language
Python
Development Status
Active