Sun Zhaole
Shenzhen Relativity Technology Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China
Publications
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Research Article
The Vortex Model of Consciousness: Physical Origin of Subjective Experience
Author(s): Sun Zhaole*
The "hard problem" of consciousness lies in the unclear physical origin of subjective experience. This paper proposes the Consciousness Flow Vortex Model-Hypothesis (CFVM-H). In 2025, a study by Fang Zepeng's team published in *Science* utilized intracranial stereoelectroencephalography (sEEG) in human subjects to confirm that the centromedian/ parafascicular (CM/Pf) thalamic nuclei activate prior to the prefrontal cortex during conscious perception, driving global synchronization of the thalamo-prefrontal circuit through theta-wave phase modulation, thereby serving as the gating hub of consciousness. These experimental results provide direct electrophysiological evidence from human subjects for the "Consciousness Vortex Theory" proposed in this paper, validating the core hypothesis that "thalamic nuclei act as the vortex core of consciousness, with recurs.. Read More»