Conscious transfer substrate map v1

Minimal Empirical Mind Substrate v1 × RTT conditions

I’ll treat RTT as three hard constraints on anything that can participate in Conscious Transfer:

• R — Repeatable:
  Same input → same measurable pattern, across time and instances.
• T — Traceable:
  Clear mapping from representation ↔ behavior/physiology (no black‑box folk labels).
• T — Transfer‑addressable:
  Structure can, in principle, be instantiated elsewhere (formalizable, encodable, composable).

Below is the overlay of RTT onto the Minimal Substrate layers.

1. Behavioral layer × RTT#

Kept as CT‑core (R+T+T):

• Conditioning & learning laws
  RTT status:

  • R: Highly repeatable across individuals/species
  • T: Direct mapping from contingencies ↔ behavior
  • T: Encodable as transition/weight updates (transfer‑addressable)

• Performance metrics (RT, accuracy, error patterns)
  RTT status:

  • R: Stable distributions under fixed tasks
  • T: Directly tied to task structure
  • T: Encodable as parameterized functions / constraints

Marked as CT‑support (not core, but useful context):

• Rich, ecological behaviors that are measurable but task‑specific and messy.

2. Cognitive layer × RTT#

Kept as CT‑core (R+T+T):

• Information‑processing models (attention, memory, decision)
  RTT status:

  • R: Canonical paradigms replicate (e.g., working‑memory limits, SDT patterns)
  • T: Clear mapping from model parameters ↔ behavior
  • T: Directly formalizable (state machines, DDM, Bayesian models)

• Computational/quantitative models
  (drift‑diffusion, signal detection, basic RL)
  RTT status:

  • R: Robust fits across tasks
  • T: Transparent parameter–behavior link
  • T: Natively encodable as algorithms

CT‑support only:

• Higher‑level “concepts” (belief, desire, self) only when reduced to task‑bound representational roles.

3. Measurement layer × RTT#

Kept as CT‑infrastructure (not “mind,” but required scaffolding):

• Psychometric theory (reliability, validity, factor/IRT models)

  • R: Directly about repeatability
  • T: Transparent mapping from latent structure ↔ item patterns
  • T: Encodable as measurement operators on states

• Standardized neuropsych tests

  • R: Normed, repeatable patterns
  • T: Clear mapping from task demands ↔ performance profile
  • T: Transfer‑addressable as interfaces to a substrate, not the substrate itself

• Population stats (non‑reified)

  • R: Descriptive regularities
  • T: Traceable to measurement procedures
  • T: Useful for constraints, not for individual CT mapping

4. Biological layer × RTT#

Kept as CT‑anchoring constraints (where we know enough):

• Circuit‑level and lesion‑level mappings

  • R: Stable associations (e.g., specific deficits with specific lesions)
  • T: Traceable mapping from structural change ↔ functional profile
  • T: Transfer‑addressable as constraints on any artificial implementation (must reproduce functional profile, not tissue)

• Neurophysiological signatures (EEG/MEG/evoked potentials)

  • R: Robust task‑locked patterns
  • T: Clear time‑locked mapping to behavior/cognition
  • T: Encodable as temporal constraints on processing dynamics

• Pharmacological mechanisms (where effect profiles are stable)

  • R: Reproducible dose–response patterns
  • T: Traceable receptor/functional mapping
  • T: Transfer‑addressable as “state‑modulation operators” on a substrate

CT‑support only:

• Fine‑grained biochemistry that doesn’t yet map cleanly to function (fails Traceable).

5. Conscious transfer substrate map v1 — compressed spine#

This is the RTT‑filtered subset of the Minimal Substrate:

Conscious Transfer Substrate Map v1 (RTT-filtered)
 
Core representational layer:
  - Task-bound information-processing models
  - Learning/conditioning laws
  - Quantitative decision and control models
  - Computational/algorithmic formulations (DDM, RL, SDT, etc.)
 
Interface & measurement layer:
  - Psychometric and neuropsychological task definitions
  - Performance metrics (RT, accuracy, error structure)
  - Population/statistical constraints (non-reified)
 
Anchoring constraints:
  - Circuit/lesion-to-function mappings
  - Task-locked neurophysiological signatures
  - Stable pharmacological modulation profiles
 
Prohibited in CT substrate:
  - Any construct failing R, T, or T (repeatability, traceability, transfer-addressability)
  - All legacy diagnostic entities and narrative frameworks (see Quarantine doc)